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Place

Al-Karak (Kerek)

Place in Syria (Suriye) province. Present-day country: Jordan.

5 officials are recorded serving in Al-Karak (Kerek). Mahmut Efendi is recorded as Posta Memuru here in 1895/96 (AH 1313), with 400 kuruş a month. Born in Damascus (Şam). Mahmut Nedim Efendi is recorded as Müdür Vekili here in 1899/1900, with 580 kuruş a month. Born in Damascus (Şam). Hafız Mehmet Sadık Efendi is recorded as 2. Müdür here from 1900 to 1902, with 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month. Born in Burdur. Tevfik Efendi is recorded as Posta Memuru here from 1900 to 1906, with 500 kuruş a month. Born in Damascus (Şam). Ali Avni Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here in 1906/07, with 800 kuruş a month. Born in Malatya.

Officials serving
5
Annual entries1895 to 1907, AH 1313 to 1324
11
Year with most officials2 officials
1900/01
Median monthly salaryfrom 11 recorded salaries
500 kuruş

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

Birthplaces and places of service

Birthplaces of the officials recorded here, with the number of officials: Damascus (Şam) (3), Burdur (1), Malatya (1).

Ottoman officials recorded here

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

Officials of Al-Karak (Kerek)
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Tevfik Efendi1900 to 19066Posta Memurupostal official500Damascus (Şam)
Hafız Mehmet Sadık Efendi1900 to 190222. Müdürdirector of the second grade800 to 1,000Burdur
Ali Avni Efendi1906/071Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)800Malatya
Mahmut Efendi1895/961Posta Memurupostal official400Damascus (Şam)
Mahmut Nedim Efendi1899/19001Müdür Vekiliacting director580Damascus (Şam)

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

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Akşehir1
Aleppo (Halep)1
Rabak1
Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Damascus (Şam)1
Haciya1
Havran1
Ma'an (Maan)1
Names, position and identifiers of Al-Karak (Kerek)
Place
Identifierl-f72720a3c9cdf797
Spelling in the cataloguekerek
NameName matched
Kind of placePlace
ProvinceSyria (Suriye)
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceMaan
PositionLatitude 31.198939, longitude 35.695309. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryJordan
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
Al-KarakEnglishPreferred nameEditor
KerekTurkishPreferred nameEditor
kerekSpelling 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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