Syria Once Welcomed Greek Refugees

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 

There was a time when Greeks sought refuge in Syria.  The Asia Minor Catastrophe occurred in 1923.  It was the forced exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey, as agreed upon under the Lausanne Treaty.  After the end of World War II, thousands of Greek refugees travelled to Syria and Lebanon, areas that were under French occupation.  At least 17,000 Greeks from Asia Minor sought refuge in Syrian cities alone after being expelled from the newly created Turkish Republic.