Category Archives: Middle East / Central Asia

Palestine, British Occupation (1918 – 1920)

ALBUM – View my British Occupation of Palestine album TRANSITION CHART for Jordan / Palestine Area Fast Facts Region: Middle East Group: Palestine/Jordan Area Classification: Military Occupation Prior Regime: Ottoman Empire Key Dates:  1916, Jun 5 – Great Arab revolt … Continue reading

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Hatay State (1938 – 1939)

ALBUM – view my Hatay State album TRANSITION CHART – Syria / Lebanon Area Fast Facts Region: Middle East / Central Asia Group: Syria Area Classification: Semi-Autonomious State Prior Regime: Sanjak of Alexandretta Key Dates:   1938, Sept 7 – Hatay … Continue reading

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Alawite State (Alouites), French Mandate (1924 – 1930)

ALBUM – view my Alawite State Album TRANSITION CHART – Syria/Lebanon area Transition Chart Summary At the end of WW1, the region of Lebanon and Syria was mandated to France by the League of Nations to administer. Alaouites / Alawite … Continue reading

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Kingdom of Hejaz (1916 – 1925)

ALBUM – view my Kingdom of Hejaz album TRANSITION CHART – Arabian Peninsula Transition Chart Fast Facts Region: Middle East Group: Arabian Peninsula Classification: Kingdom Prior Regime: Ottoman Empire Key Dates:   1916, Jun 5 – Great Arab revolt against the … Continue reading

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Ile Rouad, French Occupation (1915 – 1920)

ALBUM – view my Ile Rouad, French Occupation album TRANSITION CHART – Syria / Lebanon Area Fast Facts Region: Middle East / Central Asia Group: Syria Area Classification: Occupation (France) Prior Regime: Ottoman Empire Key Dates:  1915, Sept 1 – … Continue reading

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