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Hatay State

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Also known as Republic of Hatay

former country in western Asia

Key facts

Status
Transitional government
Common languages
Turkish (official), Levantine Arabic
Government
Unitary parliamentary republic
1938 1939
Tayfur Sökmen
Legislature
Hatay State People's Assembly
Historical era
Interwar period
Independence
2 September 1938
Union with turkey de jure
29 June 1939
Union with turkey de facto
23 July 1939
Currency
Turkish lira

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Continent
Asia
Capital
Antakya
Official language
Arabic
Currency
Syrian pound
Population
234379
Area
4700
Form of government
republic
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Commons category
Hatay State
inception
1938-09-07
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1939-06-29
time period
interwar period
replaced by
Hatay Province
native label
لواء الإسكندرونة
language used
Arabic
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofTurkey

Preceded by the Syrian pound.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hatay State” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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