 In 1596 Harran appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as part of the "nahiya" (subdistrict) of Bani Abdullah in the Sanjak Hauran.It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of four households.They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; the taxes totaled 3,350 akçe.