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Jabal Druze State information


State of Jabal al-Druze
Djebel Druze
جبل الدروز
1 May 1921–9 September 1936
Flag of Jabal al-Druze
Flag
Location of Jabal al-Druze (turquoise-blue) in the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
Location of Jabal al-Druze (turquoise-blue) in the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
StatusMandate of France
CapitalAs-Suwayda
Common languages
  • French
  • Arabic
Religion
  • Christianity
  • Druze
  • Sunni Islam
Governor 
• 1921–1923
Prince Salim Basha al-Atrash
• 1935–1936
Pierre Tarit
Historical eraInterwar period
• Established
1 May 1921
• Named "State of Souaida"
4 March 1922
• Named "Jabal al-Druze"
1 June 1927
• Disestablished
9 September 1936
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Jabal Druze State State of Damascus
First Syrian Republic Jabal Druze State

Jabal al-Druze (Arabic: جبل الدروز, French: Djebel Druze) was an autonomous state in the French Mandate of Syria from 1921 to 1936, designed to function as a government for the local Druze population under French oversight.

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