Unitit Arab Republic

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Unitit Arab Republic

الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
al-Jumhūriyyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
1958–1961
Banner o Unitit Arab Republic
Banner
Coat o airms o Unitit Arab Republic
Coat o airms
Anthem"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy"[1]
والله زمان يا سلاحي
(Inglis: "It's Been Long, My Weapon")
Location o Unitit Arab Republic
CaipitalCairo
Common leidsArabic
GovrenmentUnitary socialist state
Preses 
• 1958–1961
Gamal Abdel Nasser
LegislaturNaitional Assembly
Historical eraArab Cauld War
• Established
22 Februar 1958
• Disestablished
28 September 1961
Aurie
19611,166,049 km2 (450,214 sq mi)
Population
• 1961
32203000
CurrencyEgyptian poond
Sirian poond
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Cawin code20
Precedit bi
Succeedit bi
Republic of Egypt (1953–58)
Syrian Republic (1930–58)
All-Palestine Government
Egyp
Sirie

The Unitit Arab Republic (UAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية المتحدةal-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah), alternatively referred tae, maustly in Israel in the 1960's-70's, as the Unitit Arab Commonweel (UAC or Qa'am; Hebrew: הקהילייה הערבית המאוחדת‎‎ ha-Qehiliyáh ha-'Aravít ha-Me'uḥédet)[2] wis a short-lived poleetical union atween Egyp an Sirie. The union began in 1958 an existit till 1961, when Sirie secedit frae the union efter the 1961 Sirian coup d'état. Egyp continued tae be kent offeecially as the "Unitit Arab Republic" till 1971. The preses wis Gamal Abdel Nasser. It wis a member o the Unitit Arab States, a loose confederation wi North Yemen which in 1961 dissolved alang wi the Republic.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Egypt (1961–1979)". nationalanthems.info.
  2. "The Origins of the Name "Qa'am", meaning "The United Arab Commonwealth"". Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

Coordinates: 30°02′N 31°13′E / 30.033°N 31.217°E / 30.033; 31.217