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.

State of Syria
État de Syrie
دولة سوريا
1925–1930
Flag of State of Syria (1925–1930)
Flag
StatusFrench Mandate
CapitalDamascus
Common languagesFrench
Arabic
Syriac
Armenian
Kurdish
Turkish
Religion
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Druzism
Yezidism
President 
 1925 (first)
Subhi Bey Barakat
 1928–1930 (last)
Taj al-Din al-Hasani
Historical eraInterwar period
 State declared
5 December 1924
 Established
1 January 1925
 Great Syrian Revolt
19251927
14 May 1930
CurrencySyro-Lebanese pound
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Syrian Federation
First Syrian Republic
Today part ofSyria
Israel
 Northern District (disputed)
Turkey

Other websites

  • (in French) Mandat Syrie-Liban ... (1920-1946)
  • (in French) La Syrie et le mandat français (1920-1946)
  • (in French) Les Relations franco-libanaises dans le cadre des relations Internationales
  • (in French) Mandat français au Proche-Orient
  • "No Yo-Yo!". Time. January 30, 1933. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.


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