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. It was the successor of the Syrian Federation (1922–1924) 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.
State of Syria État de Syrie دولة سوريا | |||||||||
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| 1925–1930 | |||||||||
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| Status | Mandate of France | ||||||||
| Capital | Damascus | ||||||||
| Common languages | French Arabic Syriac Armenian Kurdish Turkish | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam Christianity Judaism Druzism Yazidism | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 1925–1927 | |||||||||
| 14 May 1930 | |||||||||
| Currency | Lebanese-Syrian pound | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Syria Israel ∟Northern District (disputed) Turkey | ||||||||
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