Arab Federation
1958 short-lived confederation of Iraq and Jordan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1958 confederation between the Kingdom of Iraq and the Kingdom of Jordan. For the 1958–1961 confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen, see United Arab States. For the general concept of a united Arab state, see Arab Union. For other uses, see Arab federation (disambiguation).
The Hashemite Arab Federation was a short-lived country that was formed in 1958 from the union between the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and Kingdom of Jordan. Although the name implies a federal structure, it was de facto a confederation.
Quick Facts Hashemite Arab Federationالاتحاد العربي الهاشميAl-Ittihad Al-‘Arabī Al-Hashimi, Capitaland largest city ...
Hashemite Arab Federation الاتحاد العربي الهاشمي Al-Ittihad Al-‘Arabī Al-Hashimi | |||||||||||||
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Capital and largest city | Baghdad | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic (Mesopotamian Arabic, Levantine Arabic) | ||||||||||||
Religion | Majority Islam (Sunni and Shi'a), minorities Christianity and others | ||||||||||||
Government | Confederal constitutional diarchy | ||||||||||||
Faisal II | |||||||||||||
Hussein | |||||||||||||
Historical era | Arab Cold War | ||||||||||||
• Established | 14 February 1958 | ||||||||||||
14 July 1958 | |||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 2 August 1958 | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 533,314 km2 (205,914 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Currency | Iraqi Dinar | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Iraq Jordan West Bank Israel (disputed) |
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The Federation was formed on 14 February 1958, when King Faisal II of Iraq and his cousin, King Hussein of Jordan, sought to unite their two Hashemite kingdoms as a response to the formation of the United Arab Republic between Egypt and Syria. The union lasted only six months. Faisal II was deposed by a military coup on 14 July, and the new Iraqi government officially dissolved the Federation 2 August 1958.