List of massacres in Ottoman Syria and Lebanon
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
- ↑ Eldem, Edhem; Goffman, Daniel; Masters, Bruce (11 November 1999). The Ottoman City between East and West: Aleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul. Cambridge University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-521-64304-7. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Shaw, Ezel Kural. History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, 1977
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