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United Arab Republic
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Middle Eastern state between 1958 and 1961 in the present territories of Egypt and Syria
The United Arab Republic was a short-lived country formed in 1958 by merging Egypt and Syria, lasting only until 1961. It represents an important moment in Middle Eastern history when two major Arab nations attempted to unite politically, though the experiment ultimately proved unsuccessful.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- secular state
- Named after
- Arabs
- Official name
- الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
- Religion
- secularism
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Cairo
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Syrian pound
- Population
- 32203000
- Area
- 1186630
- Head of state
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Form of government
- semi-presidential system
- Anthem
- Walla Zaman Ya Selahi
- Founded by
- Second Syrian Republic
- Followed by
- Second Syrian Republic
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- short name
- RAU
- Commons category
- United Arab Republic
- topic's main category
- Category:United Arab Republic
- inception
- 1958-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1971-00-00
- native label
- الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
- member of
- United Nations
- replaces
- Republic of Egypt
- located in the present-day administrative territorial entity
- Syria
- replaced by
- Syria
- different from
- Arab Islamic Republic
- language used
- Arabic
- P8168
- Ikoma Chikamasa
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofEgypt Syria Palestine (Gaza) Israel (Golan Heights, disputed)
The United Arab Republic (UAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, romanized: al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Muttaḥida) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 to 1971. It was initially a short-lived political union between Egypt (including Egyptian-governed Gaza) and Syria from 1958 until Syria seceded from the union following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. Egypt continued to be known officially as the United Arab Republic until it was formally dissolved by Anwar Sadat in September 1971.
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