United Arab Republic

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The United Arab Republic was a short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria (1958–1961) led by Gamal Abdel Nasser, representing a major experiment in Arab nationalism and pan-Arab unity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
political union
alsoKnownAs UAR
arabicName United Arab Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
borderedBy Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
capital Cairo
continent Africa
Asia
country Egypt
Syria
currency Egyptian pound
dissolutionReason Syrian coup d'état of 1961
endDate 1961-09-28
establishedBy union of Egypt and Syria
flagDescription horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black with two green stars
foreignPolicyOrientation Non-Aligned Movement
surface form: non-aligned movement
governmentType unitary republic
headOfState Gamal Abdel Nasser
headquartersCity Cairo
historicalEra Cold War
keyEvent 1958 formation referendum in Syria
1961 Syrian military coup
leader Gamal Abdel Nasser
legalSystem civil law influenced by Islamic law
memberState Egypt
Syria
nationalismType Arab unity project
nationalMottoType Arab unity slogan
officialLanguage Arabic
panArabExperiment true
politicalIdeology Arab nationalism
pan-Arabism
predecessor Kingdom of Egypt
Syria
surface form: Syrian Republic (1946–1958)
recognizedBy Member States of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations member states
region Middle East
religionMajority Islam
seaBorder Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
shortLived true
startDate 1958-02-01
succeededBy Republic of Egypt
surface form: Arab Republic of Egypt

Syria
surface form: Syrian Arab Republic
unionType transcontinental union
UNMembership true

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War of Attrition belligerent United Arab Republic
North Yemen Civil War supportedBy United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser founded United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser headOfGovernmentOf United Arab Republic
Arab Socialist Union countryInPeriod United Arab Republic
1958 Iraqi coup d'état relatedTo United Arab Republic
Operation Boxer opponent United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic arabicName United Arab Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
All-Palestine Government dissolvedBy United Arab Republic
Nasserism appliedIn United Arab Republic
United Arab Airlines country United Arab Republic
United Arab Airlines flagCarrierOf United Arab Republic
1963 Ramadan Revolution in Iraq relatedTo United Arab Republic