French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon

French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon was a colony in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from 1920 to 1946 CE, about 26 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

League of Nations mandate under which France carved Greater Lebanon out of Syria and fought the Great Syrian Revolt of 1925. French troops left both countries by 1946.

See French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1920 to 1946 CE

Duration

26 years

Type

Colony

Region

Levant, Middle East

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Beirut, Damascus

Came from

• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE

Became

• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Lebanon 1943 CE to the present

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Soviet Transcaucasia 1920 to 1991 CE
• Pahlavi Iran 1925 to 1979 CE
• Mandatory Palestine 1920 to 1948 CE
• Sharifate of Mecca 967 to 1925 CE
• Sheikhdom of Kuwait c. 1752 to 1961 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia

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