Jabal Druze State

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Jabal Druze State was a semi-autonomous political entity in southern Syria established under French colonial rule and predominantly inhabited by the Druze community.

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Jabal Druze State canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Mandate-era state
former administrative territorial entity
semi-autonomous political entity
adminCenter As-Suwayda
administrativeStatus autonomous state within French Mandate
capital As-Suwayda
colonialPower France
commonLanguage Arabic
continent Asia
country French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
currency Syrian pound
dissolvedIn 1936
endTime 1936
establishedBy French authorities
French colonial administration
ethnicMajority Druze
followedBy State of Syria
linked to: Syria

Syrian Republic
linked to: Syria
governmentType autonomous district under French mandate
hasBorderWith Mandatory Palestine
State of Damascus
Transjordan
hasDemonym Druze
Jabal Druze inhabitants
hasPopulationGroup Arab Muslims
Christians
linked to: Christianity

Druze
historicalRegion Hauran
Jabal al-Druze region
linked to: Jabal al-Druze
legalSystem French Mandate legal framework
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

southern Syria
locatedInPresentDay Syrian Arab Republic
linked to: Syria
mergedInto Syrian Republic
linked to: Syria
militaryPresence French Army
namedAfter Jabal al-Druze
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
Syria under French mandate
partOfHistoricalEvent partition of Syria under French Mandate
religiousMajority Druze
shortDescription semi-autonomous Druze-inhabited state in southern Syria under French Mandate
significantEvent Great Syrian Revolt
significantRebellionLeader Sultan al-Atrash
startTime 1921
1922
timePeriod interwar period
underOccupationBy France

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