History: The Rise of Nationalism in The Beginning of The 20th Century
The Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey) ruled over Lebanon and Syria from its conquest in the sixteenth century, year 1516, until the end of World War I in 1918. It was during Ottoman rule that the term "Greater Syria" was coined to designate the approximate area included in present-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and Israel.
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