Gulanber (Halabja) district in the Ottoman Annual Calendars

Abstract

This study is about some different aspects of one of the significant districts of Othman empire, which is Gulanbar district. The paper is divided into an introduction and two chapters. In the introduction, the researchers demonstrated the creation of Sharazur Province and Gulanbar’s location in the province. First chapter is devoted to talk about the districts’ geographical position, climate, topography of the region, structure of its residents and economic condition (agriculture and livestock). In chapter two officials and administrators of the district and the boundaries of the administrative units are illustrated in the last decades of Othman Empire’s power as it is mentioned in the annual calendar of Ottoman.