United Arab Republic

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The United Arab Republic was a short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria (1958–1961) led by Gamal Abdel Nasser, representing a major experiment in Arab nationalism and pan-Arab unity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state ⓘ
political union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs UAR ⓘ
arabicName الجمهورية العربية المتحدة ⓘ
borderedBy Iraq ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
capital Cairo ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
currency Egyptian pound ⓘ
dissolutionReason Syrian coup d'état of 1961 ⓘ
endDate 1961-09-28 ⓘ
establishedBy union of Egypt and Syria ⓘ
flagDescription horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black with two green stars ⓘ
foreignPolicyOrientation non-aligned movement ⓘ
governmentType unitary republic ⓘ
headOfState Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ
headquartersCity Cairo ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
keyEvent 1958 formation referendum in Syria ⓘ
1961 Syrian military coup ⓘ
leader Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ
legalSystem civil law influenced by Islamic law ⓘ
memberState Egypt ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
nationalismType Arab unity project ⓘ
nationalMottoType Arab unity slogan ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
panArabExperiment true ⓘ
politicalIdeology Arab nationalism ⓘ
pan-Arabism ⓘ
predecessor Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
Syrian Republic (1946–1958) ⓘ
linked to: Syria
recognizedBy United Nations member states ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religionMajority Islam ⓘ
seaBorder Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
shortLived true ⓘ
startDate 1958-02-01 ⓘ
succeededBy Arab Republic of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Egypt

Syrian Arab Republic ⓘ
linked to: Syria
unionType transcontinental union ⓘ
UNMembership true ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of Attrition → belligerent → United Arab Republic ⓘ
North Yemen Civil War → supportedBy → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Gamal Abdel Nasser → founded → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Gamal Abdel Nasser → headOfGovernmentOf → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Arab Socialist Union → countryInPeriod → United Arab Republic ⓘ
1958 Iraqi coup d'état → relatedTo → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Operation Boxer → opponent → United Arab Republic ⓘ
United Arab Republic → arabicName → الجمهورية العربية المتحدة ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic
All-Palestine Government → dissolvedBy → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Nasserism → appliedIn → United Arab Republic ⓘ
United Arab Airlines → country → United Arab Republic ⓘ
United Arab Airlines → flagCarrierOf → United Arab Republic ⓘ
1963 Ramadan Revolution in Iraq → relatedTo → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Sinai front → hasMainBelligerent → United Arab Republic ⓘ
מדבר סיני → partOf → הרפובליקה הערבית של מצרים ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic forces in Yemen → country → United Arab Republic ⓘ
United Arab Republic forces in Yemen → deployedBy → United Arab Republic government ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic forces in Yemen → financedBy → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Syrian coup d'état of 1961 → hasParticipant → United Arab Republic government ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic
Syrian coup d'état of 1961 → target → United Arab Republic authority in Syria ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic
Syrian coup d'état of 1961 → governmentOverthrown → United Arab Republic administration in Syria ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic
UAR → fullName → United Arab Republic ⓘ
UAR → abbreviationFor → United Arab Republic ⓘ
National Union (Egypt) → operatedIn → United Arab Republic ⓘ
Liberation Rally (Egypt) → operatedIn → United Arab Republic (Egyptian territory) prior to union ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic
Coat of arms of the Federation of Arab Republics → mottoText → Ittihad al-Jumhuriyat al-Arabiyya ⓘ
linked to: United Arab Republic