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Place

Fizan

Place in Tripoli (Trablusgarp) province. Present-day country: Libya.

3 officials are recorded serving in Fizan. Ahmet Refik Efendi is recorded as Başmüdür Kitabeti here from 1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322), with 800 kuruş a month. Born in Crete (Girit). Mustafa Mehdi Efendi is recorded as 1. Müdür here in 1904/05, with 1,200 kuruş a month. Born in Sivas. Abdullah Mazhar Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here in 1905/06, with 800 kuruş a month. Born in Siirt.

Officials serving
3
Annual entries1903 to 1906, AH 1321 to 1323
4
Year with most officials2 officials
1904/05
Median monthly salaryfrom 4 recorded salaries
800 kuruş

This place has too few annual entries for charts. For officials, salaries and jobs in the region seeTripoli (Trablusgarp) province.

Birthplaces and places of service

Birthplaces of the officials recorded here, with the number of officials: Crete (Girit) (1), Siirt (1), Sivas (1).

Ottoman officials recorded here

3 officials, the one with most annual entries here first.

Officials of Fizan
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Ahmet Refik Efendi1903 to 19052Başmüdür Kitabeticlerkship of the chief director's office800Crete (Girit)
Abdullah Mazhar Efendi1905/061Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)800Siirt
Mustafa Mehdi Efendi1904/0511. Müdürfirst director (a grade of office head)1,200Sivas

Years here run from the first to the last annual entry here. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

Where the same officials are also recorded

The number in brackets is the number of officials.

Recorded here, and in a later year in: Zifak (1).

Recorded here, and in an earlier year in: Tripoli (Trablusgarp) (2), Urfele (1).

Names, position and identifiers of Fizan
Place
Identifierl-68361758b61204e0
Spelling in the cataloguefizan
NameStored spelling, not confirmed
Kind of placeSeat of a sancak
ProvinceTripoli (Trablusgarp) province
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceFizan
PositionLatitude 24.967697, longitude 10.178023. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryLibya
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
fizanSpelling in the recordsPreferred nameAnnual records

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.