- Atrash
The Atrash family ( _ar. الأطرش) (Alternate spellings (with the prefix of al, al-, el or el-):"Atrache, Attrache, Atrach, Attrach" and "Attrash") is a famous
Druze family. It's traditionally considered the source of leadership inJabal ad-Duruz . The family is claimed to be descended from theprince Fakhreddin Al Ma'ani. The family migrated in the beginning of the 18th century, fromLebanon toJabal ad-Duruz in Southern Syria. They grew in importance and in 1869,Ismail al-Atrash led them to overthrow theal-Hamdan family by force. They led their fellow Druze in fight against the Ottomans (until 1918) and the French (1923 and 1925-1927). However, they were weakened by the peasant revolution of 1888. Their influence started to wane after unification and independence of Syria, especially with the death ofSultan Pasha al-Atrash , the most popular and revered member of the family.Famous Members of the Family
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Farid al-Atrash , Syrian singer and virtuosooud player.
*Asmahan , Syrian female singer.
*Selim al-Atrash , first governor of the State of Jabal ad-Duruz.
*Sultan Pasha al-Atrash , Leader of theSyrian Revolution .
*Zaid al-Atrash , fighter and poet. Brother of Sultan Pasha.
*Mansour al-Atrash , Syrian politician. Son of Sultan Pasha.
*Nayla al-Atrash , Syrian actress.Trivia
*Farid and
Asmahan are siblings.
*"Atrash" is anArabic word meansdeaf .
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