- State of Damascus
Infobox Former Country
native_name = دولة دمشق
conventional_long_name = State of Damascus / État de Damas
common_name = Aleppo|
continent = moved from Category:Asia to the Middle East
region = Middle East
country = Syria
era = Interwar period
status = League of Nations Mandate
empire = France
year_start = 1920
year_end = 1925|
event_start = Mandate granted
date_start =April 25 ,1920
event_end = Unification ofAleppo andDamascus
date_end =December 1 ,1924
event1 = Federation established
date_event1 = June, 1922|
p1 = Ottoman Empire
flag_p1 = Ottoman Flag.svg
s1 = French Mandate of Syria
flag_s1 = Flag of Syria French mandate.svg
capital = Damascus
currency =
common_languages = Arabic, FrenchThe State of Damascus (1920-1925) ( _fr. État de Damas) ( _ar. دولة دمشق) was one of the six states established by the French General Henri Gouraud in the
French Mandate of Syria which followed theSan Remo conference and the defeat ofKing Faisal 's short-lived monarchy in Syria.The other states were the
State of Aleppo (1920), theState of Alawites (1920), theState of Jabal Druze (1921), andThe Sanjak of Alexandretta (1921). TheState of Greater Lebanon (1920) became later the modern country ofLebanon .Establishment
The State of Damascus was declared by the French General
Henri Gouraud in September 1920, withDamascus as its capital. The first president of the new state wasHaqqi Al-Azm . The state of Damascus included Damascus and its surrounding region, in addition to the cities ofHoms ,Hama and theOrontes river valley.The new Damascus state lost four Qada's (sub-districts) that had been part of the Vilayet (district) of Damascus during Ottoman times to the mainly
Christian Mount Lebanon to create the newState of Greater Lebanon . The territory separated from Damascus corresponds today to theBiqa' valley plussouth Lebanon . Damascus, and later Syria, continuously protested the separation of these lands and kept demanding them back throughout the mandate period. The population of these regions, which was mainlyMuslim , also protested the separation from Damascus.The Syrian Federation and the State of Syria
In 1923, general Gouraud announced the Syrian Federation (la Fédération syrienne) which included the states of Damascus, Aleppo, and the Alawite state. In 1924, the Alawite State was separated again. The Syrian Federation became the State of
Syria in Decimber 1, 1924.ee also
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French Mandate of Syria
*State of Alawites
*Jabal el Druze (state)
*Alexandretta /Hatay
*State of Aleppo
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