List of massacres in Ottoman Syria and Lebanon
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The following is the List of massacres in Ottoman Syria and Lebanon, mass atrocities committed during the Ottoman rule in the provinces Damascus, Aleppo and Beirut, roughly corresponding to modern Syria and Lebanon, between 1517 and 1917.
| Name | Date | Location | Responsible Party | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleppo Massacre | 1850 | Aleppo | Muslim rioters | 5,000[1] | Attacks on Christian neighborhoods in Aleppo |
| 1860 Druze-Maronite massacre | July 9-11, 1860 | Damascus | Druze and Sunni Muslim paramilitary groups | 25,000[2] | Organized pogroms against Maronite Christians; 326 villages, 560 churches, 28 colleges, 42 convents, and 9 other religious establishments were completely destroyed |
| Hauran massacre | 1909 | Hauran | Ottoman army | 2,000 | Ottoman Army under the command of Sami Pasha al-Farouqi crush the Druze revolt in Hauran and massacre 2,000 Druzes. |
See also
References
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- ↑ Shaw, Ezel Kural. History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, 1977
