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.[2] It comprised the States of Aleppo, Damascus and of the Alawites,[3] spanning an area of 190,000 to 200,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi).[4] It was officially dissolved by decree of 5 December 1924, "which received its application starting from 1 January 1925".[5]

Federation of the Autonomous States of Syria

Fédération des États Autonomes de Syrie
1922–1925
Flag
StatusFederal state administered according to the French Mandate of Syria
Capital
President 
 1922–1925
Subhi Bey Barakat
LegislatureFederal Council[1]
History 
 Established
28 June 1922
 Dissolution effective
1 January 1925
Area
119,000–120,000 km2 (46,000–46,000 sq mi)
CurrencySyro-Lebanese pound
Preceded by
Succeeded by
State of Aleppo
State of Damascus
Alawite Territory
State of Syria
State of the Alawites
Today part ofSyria, Turkey
a The capital was initially supposed to alternate between Aleppo and Damascus. Homs had also been considered to become the capital.

References

  1. Batsell, Walter Russell; Garfield, Wadsworth; Colegrove, Kenneth Wallace (1927). "European Economic and Political Survey".
  2. Fouad Chéhab, 1902-1973, p. 62; Annales des sciences politiques; Le mandat de la France sur la Syrie et le Grand-Liban.
  3. Annales des sciences politiques ; Palmyre.
  4. Le Conte, p. 287.
  5. Fouad Chéhab, 1902-1973, p. 62; Rapport sur la situation de la Syrie et du Liban, p. 9.

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