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	Faisal I of Iraq -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Faisal ibn Husayn (May 20, 1883 – September 8, 1933) was for a short while king of Greater Syria in 1920 and (additional info and facts about king of Iraq) king of Iraq from 1921 to 1933.
		The (additional info and facts about British government) British government, mandate holders in (A republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Iraq, were concerned at the unrest in the new country.
		Following a (A vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance) plebiscite showing 96% in favor, Faisal agreed to become king; so, in August 1921 he was made (additional info and facts about king of Iraq) king of Iraq.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fa/faisal_i_of_iraq.htm (338 words)

	ipedia.com: Damascus Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		With the arrival of the Seljuk Turks in the late 11th Century, Damascus again became the capital of independent states.
		In that year it was conquered by the famous Zengid Atabeg Nur ad-Din of Aleppo, the great foe of the Crusaders, who made it his capital.
		An attempt to create an Arab kingdom under the Emir Faisal was defeated by the French in 1920, who made Damascus the capital of their League of Nations Mandate of Syria.
	www.ipedia.com /damascus.html (574 words)

	Damascus Article, Damascus Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It was ruledby a Seljuk dynasty from 1079 to 1104, and then by another Turkish dynasty - the Burid Emirs, until 1154.
		In 1918, Damascus was captured by the British and their Arab allies at the end of theFirst World War.
		An attempt to create an Arab kingdom under the Emir Faisal was defeated by the French in 1920, who made Damascus thecapital of their League of Nations Mandate of Syria.
	www.anoca.org /capital/sek/damascus.html (613 words)

	Iraq
		This allowed the Kurdish emirs to win back their sovereignty in some parts of their emirates, including the regions of Arbeel and Kirkuk, which were regained by Said Beg Shah Ali, the emir of the Soran emirate.
		The British administration responsible for Iraq and southern Kurdistan organised a referendum in 1921 to determine whether emir Faisal bin Hussein was acceptable as king.
		King Faisal the First visited Kirkuk, after visiting Mosul in December 1924, urging the population to demand to join the new Iraqi state.
	www.fortunecity.com /business/laur/791/nouri_kirkuk.htm (16090 words)

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		There was a massacre of Christians by Muslims in 1860, and in 1893 a disastrous fire damaged the Great Mosque.
		Lawrence helped to prepare the British capture of Damascus; it was entered (1918) by British Field Marshal Allenby and Emir Faisal (later King Faisal I of Iraq).
		Britain had promised that Arab lands would revert back to the Arabs if the Turks were defeated.
	www.yahstable.com /amos_ch1_p1.htm (4836 words)

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