Médaille commémorative de Syrie-Cilicie
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The Médaille commémorative de Syrie-Cilicie ("Syria
-Cilicia
commemorative medal") was a French commemorative medal issued to the participants to the Franco-Syrian War
. It was instituted by the law of 18 July 1922.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
-Cilicia
Cilicia
In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
commemorative medal") was a French commemorative medal issued to the participants to the Franco-Syrian War
Franco-Syrian War
The Franco-Syrian War was a war from 1919 to 1921 between Syria and France. France conquered Syria; King Faisal, who was declared king of Greater Syria, was exiled to the United Kingdom...
. It was instituted by the law of 18 July 1922.