Twelver Imam, Hasan al-Askari. For this reason, Alawites are also called Nusayris. Surveys suggest Alawites represent an important portion of the Syrian...

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

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

2011 that Alawites should abandon Assad, or else "Syria will become the graveyard of the Alawites". Jihadis in Syria follow the anti-Alawite fatwahs of...

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

naharnet.com. Retrieved 2015-01-12. "Alawites in Lebanon". Minority Rights Group. 2023-10-16. "'Lebanese Alawites welcome Syria's withdrawal as 'necessary'...

some emirs, and local Alawites. Tensions between the two sides escalated when an Ismaili man killed the son of a leader of the Alawite Khayyatin tribe. The...

The Alawites are the second largest religious group in Syria, after the Sunni Muslims. They are divided into two main groups: traditional Alawites, who...

recognizing 18 religious sects. The recognized religions are Islam (Sunni, Shia, Alawites, Isma'ili and Druze), Christianity (the Maronite Church, the Greek Orthodox...

delimiting the State of Alawites, and Arrêté 317 adding the caza of Massyaf (Omranie) into the new State. The State of Alawites (French: État des Alaouites...

honor for us, we the Alawites leaders in Syria, to draw your attention and your party's attention to the following points: The Alawite people who have kept...

to the Alawite sect. Alawites are divided into two main groups: traditional Alawites, who form the majority, and the minority Murshid Alawites (which...

southern area of Jabal al-Druze. President Bashar al-Assad's family is Alawite and Alawites dominate the government of Syria and hold key military positions...

so-called Greater Syria. Sunni Muslims and Alawites have been in conflict with each other for centuries. The Alawites of the Levant were oppressed by the Sunni...

Syria. The other states were the State of Aleppo (1920), the State of Alawites (1920), the State of Jabal Druze (1921), the Sanjak of Alexandretta (1921)...

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...

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

state. Rosen, Nir. "Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 January 2017. Syria's Alawites: The People Behind Assad Archived...

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...

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...

repercussions for Alawites there, as well as for themselves." Some sources (Martin van Bruinessen and Jamal Shah) mistake Alawites living in Turkey to...

Maturidism Mu'tazili Salafi Wahhabism Sufi Shia Twelver Shi'ism Isma'ilism Alawites Alevism Bektashi Alevism Zaydism Muhakkima/Khawarij Azariqa Moderate Kharijites...

or tribal confederation, of the Alawite community of northwestern Syria. Also known as Nusayris or Alawis, the Alawites are a prominent mystical religious...

Alawites have fought each other. The Sunni Ottoman Empire oppressed Alawites, but Alawites gained power and influence when the French recruited them as soldiers...

sects and religions, notably, Maronites, Druze, Shiite Muslims, Ismailis, Alawites and Jacobites. After the Islamic conquest, Mediterranean trade declined...

predominantly Alawites, were given the option of choosing their nationality and overwhelmingly chose to be a part of Syria, which has a sizable Alawite minority...

the Isma'ilis and Alawites combined comprising less than 1% of the population and are included among Lebanese Shia Muslims. Alawites are eligible for two...

the Muslim population, consist of Alevis, Ja'faris (representing 1%) and Alawites (with an estimated population of around 500,000 to 1 million, or about...

Krak des Chevaliers and an Alawite revolt in the mountainous region of Latakia. The Ottoman Empire oppressed the Alawites, attempting to convert them...

and Ismailis. Alawites have historically kept their beliefs secret from outsiders and non-initiated Alawites. At the core of Alawite belief is a divine...