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. It comprised the States of Aleppo, Damascus, and of the Alawites, spanning an area of 119,000 to 120,000 km2. It was officially dissolved by decree of 5 December, 1924, "which received its application starting on 1 January, 1925".
Federation of the Autonomous States of Syria Fédération des États autonomes de Syrie | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922–1925 | |||||||||||||||
Flag | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Federal state administered by the French Mandate of Syria | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | |||||||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||||||
• 1922–1925 | Subhi Bey Barakat | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Federal Council | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 28 June 1922 | ||||||||||||||
• Dissolution effective | 1 January 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
| 119,000–120,000 km2 (46,000–46,000 sq mi) | |||||||||||||||
| Currency | Lebanese-Syrian pound | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Today part of | Syria, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
a The capital was initially planned to alternate between Aleppo and Damascus. | |||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.