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In the Syria Vilayet, which included all of modern Lebanon from the vilayet's establishment in 1865 until the establishment of the Beirut Vilayet in 1888, the main areas of silk cultivation were in Mount Lebanon and the plains of Beirut and Tripoli. There was also minor cultivation in the districts of Sidon, Latakia and elsewhere. Before 1840, the aforementioned areas were administratively divided between the eyalets of Tripoli and Sidon.

In 1872 the average production of silk cocoons ranged between 1.6 million to 2 million okes, valued at the time to 500,000–600,000 English pounds.