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Sanjak of Preveza
سنجاق پره‌وزه
Σαντζάκι Πρεβέζης
Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire
1863–1915

1907 Ottoman map of the Vilayet of Ioannina, with the Sanjak of Preveza in the bottom
CapitalPreveza
History 
• Established
1863
• First Balkan War
1912–1913
• Establishment of Preveza Prefecture
1915
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sanjak of Preveza Sanjak of Ioannina
Preveza Prefecture Sanjak of Preveza
Today part ofGreece

The Sanjak of Preveza (Ottoman Turkish: سنجاق پره‌وزه⁩, Sancağı-i Preveze; Greek: Σαντζάκι Πρεβέζης, Santzáki Prevézis), also once known as the Liva of Preveza (لواء پره‌وزه, Livâ-i Preveze; Λιβάς Πρεβέζης, Livás Prevézis), was a sanjak of the Ottoman Empire named for its capital at Preveza in southern Epirus, now part of northwestern Greece. The sanjak existed from its formation in 1863 until its conquest in the First Balkan War and reorganization in 1915 as the Preveza Prefecture of the Kingdom of Greece.

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