In this episode, we are going to to dwell deeper into the history of the so-called Greater Syria.
The area of Greater Syria is the present-day area of Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Iraq. The phenomenon of Greater Syria still bears some relevance in today´s world since certain political parties or social movements were throughout the history returning to the idea of a united Greater Syria in their political efforts and aims.
This episode is focusing on a general description of Greater Syria before the First world war that is subsequently needed to understand the emergence of mandate territories that rose from Greater Syria and the subsequent creation of modern-day countries of Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan.