Original sentence: Syria has recently toned down its demands for sovereignty over the province, but official Syrian maps still show Hatay as a part of Syria (e
Edited sentence: Historical details of this transfer of land are detailed in "The Alexandetta Dispute" article published in THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.It has been claimed that Syria has recently toned down its demands for sovereignty over the province, but official Syrian maps still show Hatay as a part of Syria (e.Syria still considers it integral Syrian Territory but over the years, the turkification of the land syrians call(لواء الاسكندرونة) has taken place although many of its inhabitants speak the arabic language.Syrians hold the view that this land was illegally ceded to Turkey by France-the mandatory occupying power of Syria (between 1920 and 1946)- in the late 1930s.There is a deep rooted disagreement between Turkey and Syria over this land