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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