Mosul Province, Ottoman Empire
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In 1879 Mosul Vilayet (province) was separated from Baghdad Vilayet. Arbil became a town within the sanjak of Shehrizor. On 11 November 1918 the Governorate (liwa) of Arbil was established, and both towns of Koysanjaq and Rowanduz were annexed to it.