Atrash

The Atrash family ( _ar. الأطرش) (Alternate spellings (with the prefix of al, al-, el or el-):"Atrache, Attrache, Atrach, Attrach" and "Attrash") is a famous Druze family. It's traditionally considered the source of leadership in Jabal ad-Duruz. The family is claimed to be descended from the prince Fakhreddin Al Ma'ani. The family migrated in the beginning of the 18th century, from Lebanon to Jabal ad-Duruz in Southern Syria. They grew in importance and in 1869, Ismail al-Atrash led them to overthrow the al-Hamdan family by force. They led their fellow Druze in fight against the Ottomans (until 1918) and the French (1923 and 1925-1927). However, they were weakened by the peasant revolution of 1888. Their influence started to wane after unification and independence of Syria, especially with the death of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, the most popular and revered member of the family.

Famous Members of the Family

*Farid al-Atrash, Syrian singer and virtuoso oud player.
*Asmahan, Syrian female singer.
*Selim al-Atrash, first governor of the State of Jabal ad-Duruz.
*Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, Leader of the Syrian Revolution.
*Zaid al-Atrash, fighter and poet. Brother of Sultan Pasha.
*Mansour al-Atrash, Syrian politician. Son of Sultan Pasha.
*Nayla al-Atrash, Syrian actress.

Trivia

*Farid and Asmahan are siblings.
*"Atrash" is an Arabic word means deaf.