Mutasarrif
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In the Ottoman Empire
, a mutasarrıf was the governor of a district. This administrative unit sometimes independent (e.g., Mount Lebanon or Cyprus) and sometimes was part of a vilayet (province), administered by a wali
, and contained nahiye (communes), each administered by a kaymakam
.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, a mutasarrıf was the governor of a district. This administrative unit sometimes independent (e.g., Mount Lebanon or Cyprus) and sometimes was part of a vilayet (province), administered by a wali
Wali
Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh...
, and contained nahiye (communes), each administered by a kaymakam
Kaymakam
Qaim Maqam or Qaimaqam or Kaymakam is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman...
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