Syrian History

1908 - 1920

New 08-2005: Syrian schoolchildren in New York during World War I, in 1914.

Nuri Ibish, a youth leader and politician in Syria, during a football match in Damascus in 1910.

King Faysal of Syria in Homs in 1919.

Subhi al-Omari, a deputy for Damascus and police commander

A picture of third-class train passengers in Syria in 1908.

A photograph of an American tourist in Syria in 1870. The American Flag is hoisted over his caravan.

A poster announcing the arrival of the Syrian Reverend Barakat to preach about Christianity in the United States in 1896.

The Hijaz Railway Station in Damascus during World War I.

The Russian Consul General is given a private tour of the Orontes River in Hama, a town in the Syrian interior, by the Syrian Gr

Crowds gathered on Victoria Bridge in Damascus in the 1870s.

British troops passing through Damascus in October 1918.

Ottoman troops marching through Damascus before the end of World War I in October 1918.

A military band at the Qanawat Train Station in Damascus, awaiting the arrival of Jamal Pasha, the new Military Governor of Otto

Subhi al-Omari, an officer the Arab Army of Sharif Husayn, pictured in official uniform

King Faysal in a very rare photograph, with children of the royal family in 1920.

Ex-King Faysal of Syria in August 1920, pictured in Europe.

Queen Hazima, Queen of Syria in 1918-1920.

Shukri al-Asali (1868-1916), the editor of al-Qabas newspaper in Damascus.

Nazim Pasha, the Ottoman Governor of Damascus, with Mahmud Abu al-Shamat, and Ahmad Pasha al-Sham'a, the Syrian advisor in the I

Rushdi al-Sham'a, one of the Arab deputies in the Ottoman Parliament.

Subhi al-Omari, one of the officers in the Arab Army of Sharif Husayn in 1916-1918.

A Syrian businessman in the United States decides to go back to "Damascus Turkey" after Sultan Abdul Hamid granted the Ottoman c

Naziq al-Abid, the pioneer woman activist in Syria, pictured in military uniform on the day of the Battle of Maysaloun on July 2

Prime Minister Rida Pasha al-Rikabi, in a very rare photograph in Western suite, different from his usual military uniform.

Prince Sa’id al-Jaza’iri, the Damascus-based Algerian notable

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