JBO'C's Historical Reference

Kahramanmaras, Maras, Marash Mar ash' Turkey

Kahramanmaras also Kahraman Maras, Marash, and Mar Ash' is ab old Sanjak (province) that dates to at least Seljuk era. It was later a protectorate of the Mamluk until the Battle of Marj Dabik and the loss of the Mamluk Turkmen Border States. 10 districts: Afsin, Andirin, Çaglayancerit, Ekinözü, Elbistan, Göksun, Kahramanmaras, Nurhak, Pazarcik, Türkoglu.

MAR ASH', a Vilayet of Asiatic Turkey, Is capital of the Sanjak of the same name, and is 95 m. n. by w. of Aleppo. Pop. 52,000, of which 32,000 are Mohammedans, 5,000 Protestant Armenians, 5,000 Syrian Catholics and 5,000 United Greeks. It belongs to the basin of the Euphrates and the Jyhoon. The former river is the e. boundary, while the latter rises near its center and flows through it s.w. The district is mountainous and wooded except in the valleys of these rivers. It is believed to be the site of ancient Antiocha ad Taurum. The climate is mild, and the country is well adapted to pasturage.
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Marash Embroidery (sofreh), Armenian, E. Anatolia, 19th C