| There are nearly 3,000 villages in the vilayet but no large cities. |
| They were on their way to work in a mine in the vilayet of Aidin. |
| Creatures of night and the silence, the gray apes of vilayet were voiceless. |
| Goods destined for this Vilayet usually come via Samsun, which is about 372 miles from Harput. |
| At one time the famous Midhat Pasha was the governor of this vilayet. |
| Under military and political pressure from the governor of the Ottoman Vilayet of Baghdad, Midhat Pasha, the ruling Al Thani tribe submitted peacefully to Ottoman rule. |
