The Alawites, also known as Nusayrites, are an Arab ethnoreligious group that live primarily in the Levant and follow Alawism, a religious sect that splintered...

The Alawite State (Arabic: دولة جبل العلويين, Dawlat Jabal al-‘Alawiyyīn; French: État des Alaouites), initially named the Territory of the Alawites (French:...

Alawite revolt may refer to: Alawite revolt (1834–35) Alawite revolt of 1919 Arab Revolt (disambiguation) Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian Civil...

This list of Alawites includes prominent Alawite figures, mostly Syrians, who are notable in their areas of expertise. Adunis, poet Badawi al-Jabal, poet...

civil war has largely transformed into a conflict between ruling minority Alawite government and allied Shi'a governments such as Iran; pitted against the...

state into a de facto dynastic dictatorship, tightly controlled by an Alawite-dominated elite composed of the armed forces and the Mukhabarat (secret...

The Alawite revolt (also called the Shaykh Saleh al-Ali Revolt) was a rebellion, led by Shaykh Saleh al-Ali against the French authorities of the Occupied...

Republic (1930–1946), as well as smaller states: Greater Lebanon, the Alawite State, and the Jabal Druze State. Hatay State was annexed by Turkey in...

The Alawite State or the Alaouites (Fr.) was located between the Turkish province of Hatay (formerly the Syrian province of Alexandretta) and Lebanon...

along sectarian lines. (Sunnis and non-Alawites became figure-heads of political institutions whilst the Alawites took control of the military, intelligence...

Ibrahim ibn Sulayman al-Wahsh. The al-Assad family lived in Qardaha, an Alawite town in the mountainous Latakia Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire. They were...

metres (2,000 ft) in the south. This mountain range has been home to an Alawite population since the Middle Ages. Classically, this range was known as...

the efforts of an Alawite leader Ali Eid, the Taif Agreement of 1989 gave them two reserved seats in the Parliament. Lebanese Alawites live mostly in the...

al-ʿalawiyyīn al-fīlāliyyīn) – also rendered in English as Alaouite, 'Alawid, or Alawite – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning dynasty. They are an...

Alavi, Alawite, or Alevi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alawi (Arabic: علوي), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (French:...

the capital of the autonomous territory of the Alawites. This autonomous territory became the Alawite State in 1922, proclaiming its independence a number...

or Kelbi tribe is one of four tribes, or tribal confederations, of the Alawite community in Syria. Appearing in historical sources from the 16th century...

Albanians, Greeks, and Chechens. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, and Druze. The capital and largest city is Damascus. Arabs are the largest...

prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, including that of the Alawite and Alevi. According to Twelver theology, the Twelve Imams are exemplary...

assembly for the State of Aleppo, the State of Damascus and the Alawite State. The Alawite State did not join the State of Syria. In 1920, an independent...

up 31.2%, next to smaller percentages of other Shia branches, such as Alawites and Ismailis. The Druze community is designated as one of the five Lebanese...

refer to: Syrian Peasant Revolt (1834–1835) Peasants' revolt in Palestine Alawite revolt (1834–1835) Iraqi revolt against the British, 1920 Great Syrian...

any way to the Alawites in Syria." However journalist Jeffrey Gettlemand claims that both Alevi and the less than one million Alawite minority in Turkey...

Maturidism, Atharism and Mu'tazili Sufi Salafi Shia Twelver Shi'ism Isma'ilism Alawites Alevism Bektashi Alevism Zaydism Ibadi Nation of Islam Ahmadiyya Lahori...

dynasty and the Alawite dynasty, which still reign over the country. Notable Ḥasanid dynasties in the Muslim world include: Alawite dynasty of Morocco...

located in the Samandağ district of Hatay, which is considered sacred by the Alawites. It is believed to be the spot where Khidr and Moses met. The shrine is...

The Alawite revolt, also known as the Nusayri rebellion, was one of the arenas of the Syrian Peasant Revolt (1834–1835). Between 1834 and 1835, the Alawites...

Mount Lebanon, Hauran and Galilee; and a revolt in Aleppo Eyalet - led by Alawites of the Syrian coast. The cause of the revolts was mainly refusal of Syrian...

Ethnicity Member of the Previousious parliament? Nidal Muhanna Baath Male Alawite Arab No Muhammad Ghazwan al-Masri Baath Male Sunni Arab No Nuha Mahayri...

Maturidism, Atharism and Mu'tazili Sufi Salafi Shia Twelver Shi'ism Isma'ilism Alawites Alevism Bektashi Alevism Zaydism Ibadi Nation of Islam Ahmadiyya Lahori...