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A map of the Alawite State in 1920-1936 Views: 18260 Image Source: The National Archives of Great Britain
17 maj 2022 · English: The Alawite State (1922–1936) was a French mandate state on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea replacing the Alawite Territory (1920–1922) until it was incorporated into the mandatory Syrian Republic.
Map of French Mandate states in 1921–22 (Alawite State in purple). When the French began to occupy Syria in 1920, [80] an Alawite State was created in the coastal and mountain country comprising most Alawite villages. The division also intended to protect the Alawite people from more powerful majorities, such as the Sunnis.
This image depicts Ali, a Jesus-like figure in Alawite theology. Religiously and communally separate from the Muslim populations of Syria, Alawites have ruled for decades through the Assad family. Their unique history sheds light on the civil war raging in Syria today.
Physical-political map of the Alawite region The region is coastal and mountainous, home to a predominantly-rural, heterogeneous population. During the French Mandate period, the society was divided by religion and geography; the landowning families and 80 percent of the population of the port city of Latakia were Sunni Muslim .
11 mar 2015 · Almost all of the villagers in Aziziya are Alawite, a religious sect loosely rooted in Shia Islam. In Aziziya, most men are away fighting in President Bashar al-Assad's security forces.
They reside in the coastal side of Syria, but they are also located in Homs and Hama governorates, as well as in the city of Damascus. The Alawite community has close connection with the Assad regime [ Targeting 2020 , 10.6, p. 82].
