Martyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria)
- Martyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria)
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Martyrs' Day (Arabic: عيد الشهداء) is a Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square.
Nationalists executed in Beirut
Nationalists executed in Damascus
- Abdelhamid al-Zahrawi
- Shafiq al-Muayyad
- Abdel Wahab al-Englizi
- Rushdi al-Shamaa
- Omar al-Jazairi
- Shukri al-Assali
Commemoration
Traditionally, on this day the presidents of both countries pay their respect by visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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