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Place

Jenin (Cenin)

Place in Beirut (Beyrut) province. Present-day country: Palestine.

4 officials are recorded serving in Jenin (Cenin). Mehmet Yahya Efendi is recorded as Muharrerat Memuru here from 1885 to 1892 (AH 1303 to 1309), with 150 kuruş a month. Born in Lom. Abdülmecit Efendi is recorded as Başmemur here in 1886/87, with 500 kuruş a month. Born in Beirut (Beyrut). Mahmut Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1892 to 1901, with 400 kuruş a month. Born in Sidon (Sayda). Mehmet Nemir Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1902 to 1906, with 300 kuruş a month. Born here. 1 official of the collection was born here.

Officials serving
4
Annual entries1885 to 1906, AH 1303 to 1323
21
Year with most officials2 officials
1886/87
Median monthly salaryfrom 21 recorded salaries
300 kuruş
Officials born here
1
All years

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 21 recorded monthly salaries is 300 kuruş, the mean 302 kuruş.
01002003004001885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 1323300 kuruş in 1905/06Jenin (Cenin), fewer than 5 salaries in every year

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Jenin (Cenin)
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1885/861150150150150500
1886/872325325237.5412.5500
1887/881150150150150500
1888/891150150150150500
1889/901150150150150500
1890/911150150150150500
1891/921150150150150500
1892/931400400400400500
1893/941400400400400500
1894/951400400400400500
1895/961400400400400500
1896/971400400400400500
1897/981400400400400500
1898/991400400400400500
1899/19001400400400400500
1900/011400400400400500
1902/031300300300300500
1903/041300300300300475
1904/051300300300300450
1905/061300300300300475

Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.

Birthplaces and places of service

Birthplaces of the officials recorded here, with the number of officials: Beirut (Beyrut) (1), Jenin (Cenin) (1), Lom (1), Sidon (Sayda) (1).

Places where officials born here are recorded serving, with the number of officials: Jenin (Cenin) (1), Nablus (1).

Ottoman officials recorded here

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

Officials of Jenin (Cenin)
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mahmut Efendi1892 to 19019Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400Sidon (Sayda)
Mehmet Yahya Efendi1885 to 18927Muharrerat Memuruofficial for written correspondence150Lom
Mehmet Nemir Efendi1902 to 19064Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)300Jenin (Cenin)
Abdülmecit Efendi1886/871Başmemurchief official500Beirut (Beyrut)

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

Officials born here

1 official of the collection was born here. 1 of them is also recorded serving here. After each name: the years on record and the place with most annual entries.

  1. Mehmet Nemir Efendi 1902 to 1907, Jenin (Cenin)

Where the same officials are also recorded

The number in brackets is the number of officials.

Recorded here, and in a later year in: Acre (Akka) (1), Beirut (Beyrut) (1), Nablus (1).

Recorded here, and in an earlier year in: As-Suwayda (Süveyda) (1), Beirut (Beyrut) (1).

Names, position and identifiers of Jenin (Cenin)
Place
Identifierl-e458707d97da8000
Spelling in the cataloguecenin
NameName matched
Kind of placeDistrict (kaza)
ProvinceBeirut (Beyrut) province
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referencenablus
PositionLatitude 32.465288, longitude 35.296411. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryPalestine
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
CeninTurkishPreferred nameEditor
JeninEnglishPreferred nameEditor
ceninSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records

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

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