State of Syria (1925–1930)

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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
1925–1927
14 May 1930
CurrencySyro-Lebanese pound
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Syrian Federation
First Syrian Republic
Today part ofSyria
Israel
 Northern District (disputed)
Turkey

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.

Other websites[change | change source]

  • (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.