Syrian Federation
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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.[3] It comprised the States of Aleppo, Damascus, and of the Alawites,[4] spanning an area of 119,000 to 120,000 km2.[5] It was officially dissolved by decree of 5 December 1924 "which received its application starting on 1 January 1925".[6]
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Federation of the Autonomous States of Syria Fédération des États autonomes de Syrie | |||||||||||||||
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1922–1925 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Federal state administered by the French Mandate of Syria | ||||||||||||||
Capital | |||||||||||||||
President | |||||||||||||||
• 1922–1925 | Subhi Bey Barakat | ||||||||||||||
Legislature | Federal Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
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• Established | 28 June 1922 | ||||||||||||||
• Dissolution effective | 1 January 1925 | ||||||||||||||
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[2] | 119,000–120,000 km2 (46,000–46,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Currency | Lebanese-Syrian pound | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Syria, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
a The capital was initially planned to alternate between Aleppo and Damascus. |
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