a pashalik of Asiatic Turkey, is bounded on the N. by that of Silvas, E. by Diarbekir, S. by Aleppo, and W. by Karamania, and lies between 36° 3' and 38° 30' N. Lat., and 36° and 38° 40' E. Long.; greatest length 130 miles, greatest breadth 105 miles. This country belongs to the basins of the Euphrates and the Jhyoon, the former of which forms its eastern boundary, while the latter rises near its centre, and flows through it in a S.W. direction. With the exception of the valleys of those rivers the district is entirely mountainous and wooded. It is crossed in the centre from W. to E. by the Taurus ridge, and also by the Antitaurus on the N., and the Durdun-Tagh on the S. The climate is mild, and the country is well adapted for pasturage. The capital is Marash, on the Jhyoon, 60 miles N.E. from the sea. Pop. of pashalik 248,000.