Ottoman Rule on the Eve of World
War I
The Ottoman Turks, who ruled this area from the year 1516 to
1917, regarded it as part of Southern Syria. The land later referred to as
"Palestine" was divided into three separate districts.
Sources: The Pedagogic
Center, The Department for Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency for
Israel, (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Director: Dr. Motti Friedman, Webmaster:
Esther Carciente
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