Kalbiyya
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This article is about the Alawite clan of modern Syria. For the early medieval Arabian tribe, see Banu Kalb.
The Kalbiyya (Arabic: القلبية), or Kalbi or Kelbi tribe[2] is one of four tribes, or tribal confederations, of the Alawite community in Syria. Appearing in historical sources from the 16th century, the Kalbiyya came to prominence when Hafez al-Assad, the son of a Kalbiyya tribal leader, seized power in Syria in a coup in 1970. Assad ruled Syria as dictator for 30 years and ensured that power was concentrated in the hands of members of the Kalbiyya tribe, a policy which his son, Bashar Al-Assad, continued after he became president in 2000. The Kalbiyya population mainly live in the Latakia Governorate in north west Syria.
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Kalbiyya الكلبية | |
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Alawite Syrian tribal confederation | |
Ethnicity | Arab |
Location | Nusayri mountains region, Syria |
Population | 480,000 (est. 2011)[1] |
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Language | Levantine Arabic (Alawite dialect) |
Religion | Alawite |
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