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Federation of Arab Republics
Unsuccessful attempt of establishing a state consisting of Egypt, Libya and Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the union of Egypt, Syria, and Libya. For the 1958-1961 union of Egypt and Syria, see United Arab Republic. For the 1974 union of Tunisia and Libya, see Arab Islamic Republic.
The Federation of Arab Republics (FAR; Arabic: إتحاد الجمهوريات العربية, Ittiḥād al-Jumhūrīyāt al-'Arabīyah, lit. 'Union of Arab Republics') was an unsuccessful attempt by Muammar Gaddafi to merge Libya, Egypt and Syria in order to create a unified Arab state. Although approved by a referendum in each country on 1 September 1971,[1] the three countries disagreed on the specific terms of the merger. The federation lasted from 1 January 1972 to 19 November 1977.
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Quick Facts إتحاد الجمهوريات العربية (Arabic)Ittiḥād al-Jumhūrīyāt al-'Arabīyah, Capital ...
Federation of Arab Republics | |||||||||||||||||
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1972–1977 | |||||||||||||||||
Anthem: "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (English: "Oh For Ages! My Weapon!") Humat ad-Diyar (English: "Guardians of the Homeland") | |||||||||||||||||
![]() The Federation of Arab Republics in 1972. | |||||||||||||||||
Capital | Cairo (Egypt) Tripoli (Libya) Damascus (Syria) | ||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||||||
Government | Republic under a confederation | ||||||||||||||||
Legislature | Federal National Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Arab Cold War | ||||||||||||||||
• Referendums held | 1 September 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
• Federation established | 1 January 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 19 November 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,895,128 km2 (1,117,815 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||
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