Alawites
The Alawites, also known as Alawis (ʿAlawīyyah Arabic: عَلَوِيَّةٌ) are a sect within Shia Islam. They live mainly in Syria. They follow a branch of the Twelver school of Shia Islam. Alawites worship Ali, and the name "Alawi" means followers of Ali.
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Alawite falconer photographed by Frank Hurley in Baniyas, Syria during World War II.
One form of the flag of the Sanjak of Latakia or Alawite State in northwest Syria under French colonial rule, ca. 1920–1936.
Map of French Mandate states in 1921–22 (Alawite State in purple).
Alawite woman gleaning in 1938
The Assad family. Hafez al-Assad and his wife, Mrs Anisa Makhlouf. On the back row, from left to right: Maher, Bashar, Basil, Majid, and
Alawites celebrating at a festival in Baniyas, Syria during World War II.
Alawite man in Latakia, early 20th century.
Alawite children in Antioch (now in Turkey), 1938.
Alawi women in Syria, early 20th century
