# United Arab Republic

> Middle Eastern state between 1958 and 1961 in the present territories of Egypt and Syria

**Wikidata**: [Q170468](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170468)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Republic)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/united-arab-republic

## Summary
The United Arab Republic (UAR) was a Middle Eastern political union established in 1958 that combined Egypt and Syria; it is commonly referenced for the 1958–1961 union of those territories. The UAR appears in records with inception on 1958-01-01 and a later dissolved value of 1971, and it is associated with a population figure of 32,203,000 and coordinates at latitude 30.033333333333335, longitude 31.216666666666665.

## Key Facts
- Official short name / alias: UAR.
- Wikidata description: "Middle Eastern state between 1958 and 1961 in the present territories of Egypt and Syria."
- Inception (founding date): 1958-01-01.
- Dissolved (legal/dataset value): 1971 (year only).
- Common historical timeframe in the provided description: 1958–1961 for the territories of Egypt and Syria.
- Population (as provided): 32,203,000.0.
- Coordinates: latitude 30.033333333333335, longitude 31.216666666666665.
- Wikipedia page title (as provided): United Arab Republic.
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 81.
- Classification / related classes and types: historical country; federal republic; sovereign state; transcontinental country; secular state.
- Main language and ethno-linguistic group in related data: Arabic; Arabs.
- Currencies listed as related: Egyptian pound (Egypt) and Syrian pound (Syria).
- Key territorial and administrative connections: Egypt; Republic of Egypt (1953–1958); Syria; Second Syrian Republic (1950–1963).
- Preceded and/or succeeded relationships (as provided): Republic of Egypt; Egypt; Syria; Second Syrian Republic (appear in preceding/succeeding lists).
- Coordinates correspond to Cairo (related city entry lists Cairo with latitude/longitude context and multiple country associations).
- Sporting and event delegations: "United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics" (delegation entry).
- Significant event explicitly connected: 1961 Syrian coup d'état — military coup in Syria that split Syria away from the UAR.
- Territorial connections and occupations in related place entries: Gaza City and Khan Yunis are recorded with United Arab Republic as country for limited periods (occupation qualifiers present); Gaza Strip entries include the UAR in country lists for relevant time ranges.
- Related intergovernmental event entries: 1964 Arab League summit (Cairo) — listed with country  in related items.
- Military/naval equipment relation: Project 30bis-class destroyer appears under "Owned / Operated by" in the provided list.
- Notable administrative / geographic entries linked: Cairo (capital city of Egypt), Dakahlia Governorate (Egyptian governorate) — listed with country associations including the UAR.
- Structured properties summary (from source): aliases: UAR; inception: +1958-01-01; dissolved: +1971-00-00; population: 32203000.0; coordinates: 30.033333333333335, 31.216666666666665; sitelink_count: 81; wikipedia_title: United Arab Republic; wikidata_description: Middle Eastern state between 1958 and 1961 in the present territories of Egypt and Syria.

## FAQs
Q: What was the United Arab Republic?
A: The UAR was a political union formed in 1958 that combined Egypt and Syria; source material describes it as a Middle Eastern state spanning the present territories of Egypt and Syria primarily between 1958 and 1961.

Q: When did the United Arab Republic begin and end?
A: The dataset gives an inception date of 1958-01-01. The UAR is described contextually between 1958 and 1961 for Egypt and Syria territories, and the provided dissolved value in the structured properties is 1971.

Q: Which countries and political entities are linked to the UAR?
A: The UAR is linked to Egypt and Syria, and related predecessor/successor entries include the Republic of Egypt (1953–1958), Egypt (various legal incarnations), and the Second Syrian Republic (1950–1963).

Q: What language and peoples are associated with the UAR?
A: Arabic is the principal language listed in related data, and Arabs are the ethno-linguistic group explicitly connected in the provided material.

Q: What geographic coordinates and population figures are given for the UAR?
A: Coordinates: latitude 30.033333333333335, longitude 31.216666666666665; population: 32,203,000.0 as provided.

Q: How is the 1961 Syrian coup d'état related to the UAR?
A: The 1961 Syrian coup d'état is listed as the military coup in Syria that split Syria away from the United Arab Republic.

Q: Did the UAR participate in international sporting events?
A: Yes; a delegation entry exists for the "United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics" in the provided material.

Q: What currencies are connected to the UAR through its component countries?
A: The Egyptian pound (for Egypt) and the Syrian pound (for Syria) are the currencies listed in related items.

Q: Who are some people connected to the UAR in records?
A: Numerous Egyptian and Syrian cultural, political, and public figures in the provided data have citizenship records or associations that include the United Arab Republic; these individuals are listed in the Body section.

## Why It Matters
- The United Arab Republic represents a major mid-20th-century experiment in Arab political unity, bringing together two sovereign Arab states—Egypt and Syria—under a single polity in 1958. That union is frequently cited in discussions of Arab nationalism, pan-Arabism, and regional geopolitics in the post-colonial era.
- The UAR influenced political careers, citizenship records, and institutional affiliations for numerous notable figures across Egypt and Syria; its legal and historical traces persist in the citizenship entries and biographies of many politicians, artists, intellectuals, and public officials listed in contemporary records.
- The 1961 Syrian coup d'état, which is recorded as having split Syria away from the union, marks a concrete historical turning point demonstrating the practical challenges of maintaining supranational Arab unions, and it remains relevant for understanding subsequent political configurations in the Levant.
- The UAR's association with territorial administration (including occupation qualifiers tied to Gaza City, Khan Yunis and the Gaza Strip in the supplied data) shows the union's role in regional territorial histories during the 1950s–1960s.
- As a named entity with distinct inception, dissolved values, population, and coordinates, the UAR functions as a key reference point in historical, demographic, and cartographic datasets that document mid-century changes in the boundaries and governance of Egypt and Syria.

## Notable For
- Being the 1958 political union of Egypt and Syria (commonly referenced for 1958–1961 in territorial terms).
- Appearing in citizenship records of a wide array of Egyptian and Syrian public figures (artists, politicians, scholars, military officers), indicating its legal and social imprint across personal histories.
- Having a documented delegation at the 1960 Summer Olympics, reflecting an international sporting identity during its existence.
- Being directly affected by the 1961 Syrian coup d'état, which split Syria away from the union and is explicitly connected in the provided material.
- Having geographic and administrative ties reflected in place entries such as Gaza City and Khan Yunis with occupation qualifiers that include the United Arab Republic.
- Being associated in the provided data with both the Egyptian pound and the Syrian pound through its component countries.
- Being listed with coordinates that align with Cairo, and with Cairo appearing among related city entries with rich historical metadata.

## Body

### Overview and Legal/Structured Properties
- Inception date recorded: 1958-01-01.
- Dissolved value recorded in structured properties: 1971 (year-only).
- Population recorded in source: 32,203,000.0.
- Coordinates recorded: latitude 30.033333333333335, longitude 31.216666666666665 (these coordinates correspond to the Cairo area in the dataset).
- Aliases and identifiers: "UAR" is given as an alias. Wikipedia title provided: "United Arab Republic." Sitelink_count reported as 81. Wikidata description: "Middle Eastern state between 1958 and 1961 in the present territories of Egypt and Syria."

### Territorial composition and geography
- Primary territorial components in the provided material: Egypt and Syria.
- Related place and territorial entries with UAR associations:
  - Cairo: included in related list; described as the capital city of Egypt and listed with an inception date (+0969-07-06) and multiple country associations in the provided entry.
  - Dakahlia Governorate: listed as an Egyptian governorate with country associations including the UAR.
  - Gaza Strip: the Gaza Strip entry in the provided material lists country values that include the United Arab Republic for relevant time ranges.
  - Gaza City: the Gaza City entry includes the United Arab Republic among country qualifiers with an end_time of 1967 and start_time of 1958 (occupation qualifier present in the dataset).
  - Khan Yunis: the Khan Yunis entry includes United Arab Republic in its country qualifiers with an occupation qualifier and start_time 1959 and end_time 1967.
- Classification tags in related data: historical country; federal republic; sovereign state; transcontinental country; secular state — these classifications appear in the related items listing and reflect the types and categories associated with the UAR in the dataset.

### Political relationships, precedents, and succession
- Preceding and succeeding entities listed in the provided data:
  - Republic of Egypt (1953–1958) — appears in preceded/succeeded lists.
  - Egypt (various legal incarnations) — appears multiple times as preceded or succeeded by entity.
  - Syria — appears as a related/successor entity.
  - Second Syrian Republic (1950–1963) — appears repeatedly in preceding/succeeding lists and key people grouping.
- Notable political event directly tied to the union: 1961 Syrian coup d'état — described as the military coup that split Syria away from the United Arab Republic in the related items list.

### International and institutional connections
- Sporting and representative delegations:
  - "United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics" appears as a dedicated delegation entry tied to the UAR.
  - FIBA Africa Championship 1962 appears in related items with country , indicating sport competition connections in the dataset.
- Conferences and summits:
  - 1964 Arab League summit (Cairo) is listed under related items and carries the country identifier  in the dataset (the UAR appears in related contexts for intergovernmental conferences).
- Organizational classes mentioned in related list:
  - United Nations appears in the related items list as a class; the dataset includes a full United Nations entry with inception 1945 and headquarters in New York City.

### Currencies and language
- Currencies associated with UAR component countries:
  - Egyptian pound — listed in related items as official currency of Egypt (country Q79).
  - Syrian pound — listed in related items as the currency for Syria (country ).
- Language and ethno-cultural items:
  - Arabic — listed in related items as a Semitic language and lingua franca of the Arab world; countries associated include Egypt and Syria among many others.
  - Arabs — included in related list as the Arabic-speaking ethno-national group, with Egypt and Syria among the country associations.

### Territorial administration and occupation qualifiers
- The provided place entries include occupation qualifiers and time ranges where the United Arab Republic appears as controlling authority or country value:
  - Gaza City: includes United Arab Republic as country with qualifiers end_time 1967 and start_time 1958, and an explicit note "occupation of the Gaza Strip by the United Arab Republic."
  - Khan Yunis: lists United Arab Republic in country qualifiers with start_time 1959 and end_time 1967 and an "occupation of the Gaza Strip" qualifier.
  - These place-level qualifiers document the UAR's presence in specific local territorial records within the supplied dataset.

### Military/naval equipment relation
- Project 30bis-class destroyer: appears under "Owned / Operated by" in the provided material, indicating a naval equipment class recorded as associated with the United Arab Republic in the dataset.

### Cultural, academic, and notable individuals (citizenship and association records)
The provided material lists numerous people who are connected through citizenship records, occupation entries, or other associations that include the United Arab Republic. The dataset explicitly shows that these individuals have citizenship or biographical qualifiers referencing the UAR (many with start_time 1958 and end_time 1971). The list below reproduces the names and short descriptors as given in the source material; these persons are connected in the dataset to the UAR through citizenship or related qualifiers:

- Lenin El-Ramly — Egyptian screenwriter (1945–2020).
- Gamil Ratib — Egyptian actor (1926–2018).
- Ahmed Rami — Egyptian poet (1892–1981).
- Shukri al-Quwatli — 1st President of Syrian Republic (1891–1967).
- Mohamed Naguib — 1st President of the Republic of Egypt (1901–1984).
- Zakaria Mohieddin — Egyptian military officer and politician (1918–2012).
- Jehan Sadat — human rights activist and First Lady of Egypt.
- Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt — queen consort of Iran (1941–1948).
- Abdelhalim Hafez — Egyptian singer and actor (1929–1977).
- Taha Hussein — Egyptian writer and literary critic (1889–1973).
- Nabil Elaraby — Egyptian politician and judge (1935–2024).
- Onsi Sawiris — Egyptian businessperson.
- Hanna Mina — Syrian writer (1924–2018).
- Walid Muallem — Syrian politician, foreign minister (1941–2020).
- Hisham Bastawisy — Egyptian judge and vice president of Court of Cassation (1951–2021).
- Mofeed Shihaab — Egyptian politician.
- Sonallah Ibrahim — Egyptian novelist.
- Riad Ismat — Syrian diplomat (1947–2020).
- Jawdat Said — Syrian scholar (1931–2022).
- Abla al-Kahlawi — Dean at Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies at Port Said (1948–2021).
- ʿAbd al-Salām Hārūn — Egyptian historian (1909–1988).
- Safwat El-Sherif — Egyptian politician.
- Jamal Salameh — Egyptian songwriter (1945–2021).
- Ezzat El Alaili — Egyptian actor (1934–2021).
- ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī — Syrian writer (1909–1999).
- Muhammad Ali al-Sabuni — Syrian Islamic scholar.
- Mohamed Haytham Khayat — Syrian physician and lexicographer.
- marcelino George — Egyptian businessman.
- Ceza Nabarawi — Egyptian journalist.
- Adam Henein — Egyptian sculptor (1929–2020).
- Ibtisam al-Samadi — Syrian poet.
- Amina Mohamed — Egyptian dancer, actress and film director.
- Hosni Mubarak — President of Egypt (1981–2011).
- Mohamed Hussein Tantawi — Egyptian Field marshal and statesman (1935–2021).
- Fawzi Selu — President of Syria (1905–1972).
- Bahij al-Khatib — Syrian politician (1895–1981).
- Saadallah Wannous — Syrian playwright (1941–1997).
- Muhammad Sedki Sulayman — Egyptian politician (1919–1996).
- Ali Abdel Raziq — Egyptian Islam scholar, judge and government minister (1888–1966).
- Tarek Kamel — Egyptian expert in Internet governance.
- Bassma Kodmani — Syrian academic.
- Muin Bseiso — poet (1926–1984).
- Abdullatif Abdulhamid — Syrian film director (1954–2024).
- Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi — Quran reciter (1920–1969).
- Abu Ishaq al-Houweny — Islamic scholar (1956–2025).
- Faiz El-Ghusein — Syrian lawyer and writer.
- Zaghloul El-Naggar — Egyptian geologist and scholar.
- Khalil al-Hayya — Deputy Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau.
- Lotfy Labib — Egyptian actor (1947–2025).
- Mortada Mansour — Egyptian lawyer.
- Mona Badr — Egyptian actor (1936–2021).
- Walid Ikhlassi — Syrian novelist.
- Ali Haydar — former commander of Syrian Special Forces.
- Princess Fawkia Fuad of Egypt — Egyptian royal.
- Hafez Abu Seada — Egyptian politician.
- Nourhane — Arabic singer and actress (1922–2022).
- Abdel Majeed Saqr — Minister of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
- Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria — 117th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church (1923–2012).
- Farouk I of Egypt — King of Egypt (1936–1952).
- Abdul Rauf al-Kasm — Syrian politician.
- Mahmud Shaltut — Egyptian imam (1893–1963).
- Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry — Egyptian admiral (1923–1983).
- Mansour el-Essawy — Egyptian politician, minister of interior (1937–2023).
- Ahmad Adaweyyah — Egyptian singer (1945–2024).
- Hussein Salem — Egyptian businessman (1933–2019).
- Sabah Fakhri — Syrian singer (1934–2021).
- Umm Kulthum — Egyptian singer and actress (1904–1975).
- Taj El-Din Hilaly — Egyptian imam (1941–2023).
- Fekry Abaza — Egyptian royalty and activist (1896–1979).
- Haidar Haidar — Syrian writer and novelist (1936–2023).
- Nouri Iskandar — Syrian musicologist and composer.
- Ratiba El-Hefny — Egyptian singer (1931–2013).
- Ibrahim Munir — Secretary-General of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Umar Rida Kahhala — Syrian historian and writer (1905–1987).
- Mustafa al-Adawi — Egyptian Islamic scholar.
- Youssef Chaban — Egyptian actor (1931–2021).
- Hadiya Khalaf Abbas — Syrian politician.
- Hisham Arafat — Egyptian politician.
- Kamal Ruhayyim — Egyptian writer.
- Usāmah al-Rifāʻī — Syrian Islamic scholar (born 1944).
- Mohamed Morsi — President of Egypt (2012–2013).
- Naguib Mahfouz — Egyptian writer (1901–2006).
- Anwar Sadat — President of Egypt (1970–1981).
- Saad Eddin Ibrahim — Egyptian activist (1938–2023).
- Ayman al-Zawahiri — al-Qaeda leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon.
- Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad — Patriarch Emeritus of Syriac Catholic Church.
- Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh — physician and politician.
- Fuad II of Egypt — last king of Egypt and Sudan (ruled 1952–1953).
- Muhammad Naji al-Otari — Syrian politician.
- Mohamed Al-Fayed — Egyptian businessman and billionaire (1929–2023).
- Ali Habib Mahmud — Syrian military officer (1939–2020).
- Nour El-Sherif — Egyptian actor (1946–2015).
- Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi — Syrian cosmonaut (1951–2024).
- Khalil Mardam Bey — Syrian poet (1895–1959).
- Bahaa Taher — Egyptian writer (1935–2022).
- Omar Abu Risha — Syrian poet and diplomat (1910–1990).
- Salih Muslim — Syrian Kurdish leader.
- Riad al-Turk — Syrian activist (1930–2024).
- Moustafa Reyadh — Egyptian association football player.
- Raouf Mosad — Egyptian writer.
- Al-Tareeq al-Masdood — 1958 film by Salah Abu Seif (related cultural item).
- George Isaac — Egyptian politician.
- Alaa El-Hamouly — Footballer (1930–1984).
- Mimi El-Sherbini — Egyptian footballer.
- Safwat Hegazi — Egyptian imam.
- Hassan Shehata — Egyptian Shia cleric (1946–2013).
- Dalal Abdel Aziz — Egyptian actress.
- Sherifa Fadel — Egyptian singer and actress.
- Samiha Ayub — Egyptian actress.
- Farouk Al-Fishawy — Egyptian actor (1952–2019).
- Hassaballah El Kafrawy — Egyptian politician.
- Azmi Mohamed Megahed — Egyptian volleyball player.
- Maha Bayraqdar — Syrian-Lebanese poet and painter.
- Sadiq Jalal al-Azm — Syrian philosopher (1934–2016).
- Abbas el-Akkad — Egyptian writer (1889–1964).
- Muhammed Taher Pasha — President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee (1897–1970).
- Mohamed al-Achmar — politician (1880–1960).
- Antonios Naguib — Catholic cardinal patriarch (1935–2022).
- Khaled Mohieddin — Egyptian politician (1922–2018).
- Ezzat Abu'of — Egyptian musician and actor (1948–2019).
- Mahmoud Zuabi — Syrian Prime Minister (1938–2000).
- Yousef Wali — Egyptian politician.
- Sayyid Al-Qemany — Egyptian writer (1947–2022).
- Hesham Seliem — Egyptian actor (1958–2022).
- Ahmed El-Nahass — Egyptian film director (1950–2023).
- Kariman — Egyptian actress (1936–2023).
- Hikmat Abu Zayd — Egyptian politician and academic.
- Samia Amin — Egyptian actress (1945–2020).
- Talal Najjar — Syrian weightlifter.
- ʿAbd al-ʿAẓim Anīs — Egyptian cultural critic and Marxist.
- Wael el-Ebrashy — Egyptian journalist (1963–2022).
- Mohamed Fareed — former Director of the General Intelligence Service of Egypt.
- Allahu akbar — 1959 Egyptian film (related cultural item).
- Hashim al-Atassi — Syrian statesman (1875–1960).
- Emmanuel Dabbaghian — archbishop of Baghdad.
- Kamal Ganzouri — former Egyptian Prime Minister (1933–2021).
- Muhammad Shahrur — Syrian Islamic scholar (1938–2019).
- Hamdi Abu Golayyel — Egyptian writer (1967–2023).
- Mahmoud Abdel Aziz — Egyptian actor (1946–2016).
- Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak — Coptic Catholic Patriarch.
- Mahmoud Zakzouk — Egyptian academic (1933–2020).
- Shams Badran — Egyptian politician and minister (1929–2020).
- Moustafa Safouan — Egyptian psychoanalyst (1921–2020).
- Alexander Saroukhan — Egyptian-Armenian cartoonist/caricaturist (1898–1977).
- Hassan Youssef — Egyptian actor and director (1934–2024).
- Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker — Egyptian writer and scholar (1909–1997).
- Muhammad al-Khouli — Syrian politician (born 1937).
- Muhammad al-Zawahiri — Egyptian Islamist.
- Marie Monib — Egyptian actress (1905–1969).
- Ahmed Mostafa — Egyptian footballer (1940–2022).
- Ehab Galal — Egyptian footballer and manager (1967–2024).
- This Is Love — 1958 film directed by Salah Abu Seif (related cultural item).
- Ismail Haniyeh — Hamas leader (1962–2024).
- Nawal El Saadawi — Egyptian feminist writer (1931–2021).
- Abdel Hakim Amer — Egyptian military officer and politician (1919–1967).
- Abd al-Halim Khaddam — Syrian politician (1932–2020).
- Adel Emam — Egyptian actor (born 1940).
- Nizar Qabbani — Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923–1998).
- Rifaat al-Assad — Syrian former military officer and politician (1937–2026).
- Mahmoud Reda — Egyptian choreographer and dancer (1930–2020).
- Mohammed Badie — Egyptian politician, 8th Supreme Guide of Muslim Brotherhood.
- Abdel-Halim Mahmoud — Egyptian Sufi and Sheikh (1910–1978).
- Shaaban Abdel Rahim — Egyptian singer (1957–2019).
- Shwikar — Egyptian actor and comedian (1938–2020).
- Essam el-Erian — Egyptian politician (1954–2020).
- Ahmed Abboud Pasha — Egyptian entrepreneur and magnate.
- Abdullah al-Ahmar — Syrian politician.
- Abo El Seoud El Ebiary — Egyptian writer.
- Aziz Ezzat Pasha — Egyptian politician.
- Gaber Asfour — Egyptian professor at Cairo University.
- Riyad Nassan Agha — former Syrian minister of culture.
- Khaled Taja — Syrian actor (1939–2012).
- Mounir Sabet — Egyptian general and sports official.
- Munira al-Qubaysi — Islamic scholar (1933–2022).
- Mostafa Fahmi — Egyptian actor (1942–2024).
- Muhammed Gwady — contemporary Arab intellectual.
- Wahid Hamed — Egyptian screenwriter (1944–2021).
- Aida Kamel — Egyptian actress (1931–2020).
- Mehammad Mashali — Egyptian doctor (1944–2020).
- Gamal Abdel Nasser — President of Egypt (1956–1970).
- Yusuf al-Qaradawi — Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha (1926–2022).

(Note: the above individuals and cultural items are listed in the provided material with citizenship, occupation, or related qualifiers explicitly associating them with the United Arab Republic in the dataset entries.)

### Related cultural and film items
- Al-Tareeq al-Masdood — 1958 film by Salah Abu Seif (listed among related items).
- Allahu akbar — 1959 Egyptian film (related item).
- This Is Love — 1958 film directed by Salah Abu Seif (related item).
- Salam Affandina — hymn listed among country-related items for  and others.

### Administrative and place-level events and qualifiers
- The dataset records place-level occupation qualifiers tying the UAR to parts of the Gaza Strip and other localities during particular date ranges (e.g., Gaza City, Khan Yunis).
- The 1961 Syrian coup d'état entry is explicitly connected to the UAR as the event that ended the effective union with Syria.

### Metadata and dataset housekeeping
- Sitelink_count: 81 (indicates the number of cross-wiki links in the source dataset for the United Arab Republic entry).
- The provided material includes the standard structured properties used in Wikidata-style records (aliases, inception, dissolved, population, coordinates, wikipedia_title, wikidata_description).

### Cross-referenced entities and organizations
- United Nations is present among related items (full UN entry with inception 1945 and headquarters in New York City is reproduced in the related list).
- Arab League events (e.g., 1964 Arab League summit in Cairo) appear in the related item list.
- Various Egyptian and Syrian institutional and geographic entities (Republic of Egypt, Egypt, Syria, Second Syrian Republic) are repeated across "Preceded/Succeeded by" and "Key People" sections in the supplied material.

### Summary of dataset-derived assertion scope
- The provided material treats the United Arab Republic as a short-lived political union with specific dataset properties (dates, population, coordinates) and as a label appearing in many individual biographical and place records. The union is linked to numerous persons, films, sporting delegations, events (notably the 1961 Syrian coup d'état), and territorial qualifiers (Gaza City, Khan Yunis) in the supplied dataset.

(End of entry.)

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