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|conventional_long_name = Republic of Alawia
|conventional_long_name = Republic of Alawia
|native_name =        {{native name|ar|جمهورية العلوية}}<br/>{{native name|tr|Alevi Cumhuriyeti}}<br/>{{native name|fr|République de Alaouie}}<br/>{{native name|hy|Ալավիայի Հանրապետություն}}
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|common_name =        Alawia
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|capital =            Jerusalem <small>(de jure)</small><br/>Tel Aviv <small>(de facto)</small>
|capital =            Latakia
|largest_city =      <!--Name of country/territory's largest city. Use "capital" (without quotemarks) if it's the capital.-->
|largest_city =      Latakia
|official_languages = Arabic
|official_languages = Arabic
|national_languages = French, Armenian, Turkish
|national_languages = French, Armenian, Turkish

Revision as of 19:22, 10 June 2021

Republic of Alawia
جمهورية العلوية (Arabic)
Alevi Cumhuriyeti (Turkish)
République de Alaouie (French)
Ալավիայի Հանրապետություն (Armenian)
Flag of Alawia
Flag
Capital
and largest city
Latakia
Official languagesArabic
Recognised national languagesFrench, Armenian, Turkish
Recognised regional languagesCircassian, Ifranj
Demonym(s)Alawite, Alawian
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional republic
LegislatureKnesset
Independence from France
• Declaration
14 May 1948
• WA
11 May 1949

Alawia (Arabic: العلوية, French: Alaouie, Armenian: Ալավերդիա, Alavertia), officially known as the Republic of Alawia (Arabic: جمهورية العلوية, French: République de Alaouie, Turkish: Alevi Cumhuriyeti, Armenian: Ալավիայի Հանրապետություն, Alaviayi Hanrabedutʿyun), is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Lebanon to the south, while Cyprus lies just west of it across the Mediterranean Sea. Alawia’s location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin, the Arabian hinterland, and the Anatolian plains has contributed to its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of surrounding the Alawite sect of Shia Islam. with a population of some 3 million, and is one of the smallest countries in Asia. Alawites form the vast majority of the country's population, while Arabic is the official language, and spoken Alawite Arabic is used alongside Modern Standard Arabic in daily life, alongside French, Turkish, and Armenian.