Syrian Federation
The Syrian Federation (Arabic: الاتحاد السوري; French: Fédération Syrienne), officially the Federation of the Autonomous States of Syria (French: Fédération des États Autonomes de Syrie), was constituted on 28 June 1922 by High Commissary Gouraud.[3] It comprised the States of Aleppo, Damascus and of the Alawites,[4] spanning an area of 119,000 to 120,000 km2.[5] It was officially dissolved by decree of 5 December 1924, "which received its application starting from 1 January 1925".[6]
Federation of the Autonomous States of Syria Fédération des États Autonomes de Syrie | |||||||||||||||
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| 1922–1925 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Federal state administered according to the French Mandate of Syria | ||||||||||||||
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• 1922–1925 | Subhi Bey Barakat | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Federal Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
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• Established | 28 June 1922 | ||||||||||||||
• Dissolution effective | 1 January 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
| [2] | 119,000–120,000 km2 (46,000–46,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Syro-Lebanese pound | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Syria, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
a The capital was initially supposed to alternate between Aleppo and Damascus. Homs had also been considered to become the capital. | |||||||||||||||
References
- Batsell, Walter Russell; Garfield, Wadsworth; Colegrove, Kenneth Wallace (1927). "European Economic and Political Survey".
- Le Conte, p. 287
- Fouad Chéhab, 1902-1973, p. 62; Annales des sciences politiques; Le mandat de la France sur la Syrie et le Grand-Liban.
- Annales des sciences politiques ; Palmyre.
- Le Conte, p. 287.
- Fouad Chéhab, 1902-1973, p. 62; Rapport sur la situation de la Syrie et du Liban, p. 9.
Sources
- Annales des sciences politiques. 1924.
- Le Conte, René (5 May 1923). "Géographie administrative du Levant français". La Nature.
- Joffre, Alphonse (1924). Le mandat de la France sur la Syrie et le Grand-Liban.
- Sartre, Maurice; Sartre-Fauriat, Annie (12 May 2016). Palmyre. ISBN 9782262067892.
- Rapport sur la situation de la Syrie et du Liban. 1925.
- Malsagne, Stéphane (2011). Fouad Chéhab, 1902-1973. ISBN 9782811105167.
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