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Brief histories of the first clubs of each geographic regions or countries

Rotary Club of Damascus, the First Club of Syria

Rotary International District 2450 (District 2452 since 2013)

Part of our section on Asia

 
Full history on PDF

 

Damascus
 

Below please info on Rotary in D2450 and Syria that support the article (from my collections)

 

Rotary Club of Damascus  26-Jan-38 (or 6-Sep-37) till 24-Jan-69 in the District 83 (D2452 now) another date could be 6-Sep-37

Other Rotary Clubs in Syria  chartered

RC of Aleppo                      26-May-45

RC of Latakia                      16-Jun-54

RC of Homs                         2-Dec-59

 

 Rotary was established in Syria in 1938 but was closed down in 1969 following a policy decision by the Syrian government to prohibit international organizations (including Rotary) from existing on its territory. 

 

District 2452 was known as

District 83 (1935 - 1949)

District 89 (1949 - 1970)

District 195 (1970 - 1977)

District 245 (1977 - 1991)

District 2450 (1991 - 2013)

District 2452 since 2013

 

The following served as District Governors for what is now D2450

 

1963-1964 PDG Anis Chebat        RC of Damascus, Syria

1958-1959 PDG Sami El Midani    RC of Damascus, Syria

 

Yours in Rotary Service,

_________________________

USAMA A. BARGHOUTHI (RGHF Member)

DGE (2011-12) - District 2450

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

 
Provide 6 August 2010 by RGHF member Rtn. Mousa Michel Sindaha, Amman Jerash Rotary Club, District 2450, Zone 20b; and posted by Jack Selway
Updated 2 June 2014 by Irene Herz
 
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