State of Syria (1925–1930)
The State of Syria (French: État de Syrie, Arabic: دولة سوريا Dawlat Sūriyā) was a French Mandate state created by decree of 5 December 1924, with effect from 1 January 1925, from the union of the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus.
State of Syria État de Syrie دولة سوريا | |||||||||
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| 1925–1930 | |||||||||
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| Status | French Mandate | ||||||||
| Capital | Damascus | ||||||||
| Common languages | French Arabic Syriac Armenian Kurdish Turkish | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam Christianity Judaism Druzism Yezidism | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1925 (first) | Subhi Bey Barakat | ||||||||
• 1928–1930 (last) | Taj al-Din al-Hasani | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
• State declared | 5 December 1924 | ||||||||
• Established | 1 January 1925 | ||||||||
• Great Syrian Revolt | 1925–1927 | ||||||||
| 14 May 1930 | |||||||||
| Currency | Syro-Lebanese pound | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Syria Israel ∟Northern District (disputed) Turkey | ||||||||
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Other websites
- (in French) Mandat Syrie-Liban ... (1920-1946)
- (in French) La Syrie et le mandat français (1920-1946)
- (in French) Les Relations franco-libanaises dans le cadre des relations Internationales
- (in French) Mandat français au Proche-Orient
- "No Yo-Yo!". Time. January 30, 1933. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
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