Definition of Vilayets. Meaning of Vilayets. Synonyms of Vilayets

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Definition of Vilayets

Vilayet
Vilayet Vi`la*yet", n. [Turk., from Ar. wil[=a]yah.] One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.
vilayet
Eyalet E`ya*let", n. [Turk., fr. Ar. iy[=a]lah.] Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a vilayet.

Meaning of Vilayets from wikipedia

- Menteşe (Muğla) vilayet Malatya vilayet Niğde vilayet Van vilayet Vilayets of Europe in 1870 Vilayets in 1877 Vilayets of Europe in 1893 Vilayets of Asia in...
- The Six Vilayets (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت سته, Vilâyat-ı Sitte), the Six Provinces, or the Six Armenian Vilayets (Armenian: Վեց Հայկական Վիլայեթները Vets'...
- four Ottoman vilayets with substantial ethnic Albanian po****tions: Kosovo Vilayet, Scutari Vilayet, Manastir Vilayet, and Janina Vilayet. In some proposals...
- administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, and was one of the Six Armenian vilayets. The vilayet was bordered by Erzurum Vilayet to the east, Mamuretülaziz...
- The Vilayet of Baghdad (Arabic: ولاية بغداد; Ottoman Turkish: ولايت بغداد, romanized: 'Vilâyet-i Bagdad; Modern Turkish: Bağdat Vilâyeti) was a first-level...
- the vilayet of Sivas, and in the south with the vilayets of Bitlis, Mamuret-ül Aziz and Van. At the beginning of the 20th century, Erzurum Vilayet reportedly...
- been part of the Erzurum Vilayet, it was then made a separate vilayet by the Sublime Porte. It was one of the six Armenian vilayets of the Empire. At the...
- Yemen Vilayet (Arabic: ولاية اليمن; Ottoman Turkish: ولايت یمن, romanized: Vilâyet-i Yemen) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the...
- The Vilayet of Aleppo (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت حلب, romanized: Vilâyet-i Halep; Arabic: ولاية حلب[citation needed]) was a first-level administrative division...
- annexed to the Vilayets of Adrianople and Kosovo Vilayets only a year later, in 1877. Midhat Pasha was the first governor of the vilayet (1864–1868). During...