Members of the family lead the national movement against the French mandate.

The French mandate introduced the municipal committee that would later become the city council.

Between 1918 and 1938 the town was under French Mandate.

During the French mandate it had been a district gendarmerie.

Syria was ruled by the French Mandate at the time.

However, the construction started only in 1928, after the formation of the Syrian state under the French mandate.

Then he served as governor of Shouf under the French mandate.

After this, the Allies planned an invasion of the French mandates.

During the French mandate the neighborhood was one of the important localities of national resistance.

The practice was reinforced during French mandate, when Christian groups were granted privileges.