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AbstractEthnic communities with different religions and languages live together in harmony in Hatay.Individuals belonging to these communities maintain their cultural ethnic identity along with theirnational Turkish citizenship identity. The Arab Alawite community is the largest community in Hataywho speak the local dialect Arabic. The dabke, as a folkdance, whose lyrics are spoken in their uniquelocal Arabic dialect, is seen as an indicator of their cultural differences and cultural identities. Themusical structure of dabke, which is sung in Arabic in other ethnic communities in Hatay and dancedas line called halay in Turkish, is widely danced in Middle Eastern countries and cultures such asLebanon, Palestine, Israel, Syria, and also in Europe and America where these communities livethrough immigration.Until now, there has been no academic study on the folkdance of dabke music and lyrics in Hataythat emerged from events such as cultural life and social solidarity. In this study, the subject ofdabke dance’s lyrics and music in Hatay Arabic Alawite culture was examined and musical noteswere written for the first time. The information obtained by conducting field research with thesubject participant-observer method was analyzed within the framework of cultural theories froman academic perspective. The most widespread dabke pieces were determined, musicologically, toconsist of six musical works which were compiled and recorded. It was determined that Ala delo’unawas the most common work in the Middle East and Hatay region. In this academic study about dabkeas a folk dance common in a multicultural region among the folk dances included in the UNESCOsustainable intangible cultural heritage list, the subject was examined in terms of term, etymology,history, cultural, social and social aspects.Keywords: Hatay, Alawite, Dabke, Folk Dance, Ala Delou’na, Levantine.

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