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State of Syria (1924–30)

State of Syria
État de Syrie
دولة سورية
French Mandate
1924–1930


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Capital Damascus
Languages French
Syriac
Armenian
Kurdish
Turkish
Arabic
Religion Christianity
Judaism
Yezidism
Islam
Political structure French Mandate
President
 •  1922–1925 Subhi Barakat
 •  1926 François Pierre-Alype
 •  1926–1928 Ahmad Nami
 •  1928–1930/1931 Taj al-Din al-Hasani
Historical era Interwar period
 •  Federation declared 1922
 •  State declared 1924
 •  Great Syrian Revolt 1925–1927
 •  Republic declared 1930
Currency Syrian pound
Preceded by
Succeeded by
State of Aleppo
State of Damascus
Syrian Republic (1930–1958)
Today part of  Syria
 Turkey


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The State of Syria (French: État de Syrie, Arabic: دولة سوريا‎‎ Dawlat Sūriyā) was a French Mandate state declared on 1 December 1924 from the union of the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus. It was the successor of the Syrian Federation (French: Fédération syrienne, Arabic: الاتحاد السوري‎‎ al-Ittiḥād as-Sūrī) which had been created by providing a central assembly for the State of Aleppo, the State of Damascus and the Alawite State. The Alawite State did not join the State of Syria.

In 1920, an independent Arab Kingdom of Syria was established under King Faisal of the Hashemite family, who later became the King of Iraq. However, his rule over Syria ended after only a few months, following the clash between his Syrian Arab forces and regular French forces at the Battle of Maysalun. French troops occupied Syria later that year after the League of Nations put Syria under French mandate.


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