Syrian History Documents

The cinema poster for the first Syrian feature film in 1934
The film was called "Under the Sky of Damascus."

The resignation of President Shukri al-Quwatli in 1949
The resignation of President Shukri al-Quwatli, scribbled on a piece of paper, after being ousted from power by General Husni al-Zaim, in April 1949

The resignation of Prime Minister Khaled al-Azm in 1949
The resignation of Prime Minister Khaled al-Azm after a military coup sent him and President Quwatli to jail in 1949

The delivery order issued issued by Syrian Airways in 1965 for the corpse of ex-President Adib al-Shishakli
The delivery order issued by the Syrian Arab Airlines in 1964 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive the corpse of Adib al-Shishakli, to be buried in his native Hama.

An pamphlet from September 5, 1948 advertising a show in the summer resort of Bludan, near Damascus
An pamphlet from September 5, 1948 advertising a show in the summer resort of Bludan, near Damascus, by the actor Anwar al-Baba (known for playing the role of a woman named Um Kamil), the young crooner Fata Dimashq (The Damascus Teen), and the singer Karawan.

A twenty-five Syrian piaster banknote, issued in August 1942
This paper money was used during the era of President Taj al-Din al-Hasani during World War II

The student ID card of Said al-Ghazzi, the future prime minister of Syria, in 1920
This was when Ghazzi was studying at the Faculty of Law. He went on to become one of the finest legal-minds in Syria, co-authoring the Syrian Constitution in 1928 and becoming minister of justice, then prime minister under presidents Shukri al-Quwatli and Hashim al-Atasi in the 1950s.

New 10-2006: The front and back cover of the student ID card of Said al-Ghazzi, the future prime min
New 10-2006: The front and back cover of the student ID card of Said al-Ghazzi, the future prime minister of Syria, issued by Damascus University when he was a student at the Faculty of Law in 1920.

New 10-2006: Five Syrian piasters, issued on February 1, 1944, during the regime of Syria’s fourth p
New 10-2006: Five Syrian piasters, issued on February 1, 1944, during the regime of Syria’s fourth president Shukri al-Quwatli.

New 10-2006: Five Syrian piasters, issued on August 1, 1919, during the immediate post-Ottoman era o
New 10-2006: Five Syrian piasters, issued on August 1, 1919, during the immediate post-Ottoman era of King Faysal I.