Hauran

Also known as Hawran, Ḥawrān, Southwestern Syria

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Contents

Geography
Geographic definition
Topography
Climate
History
Hellenistic period
Roman era
Herodian period
Post-annexation
Byzantine era
Ghassanid period
Early Islamic era
Middle Islamic era
Ottoman era
Grain cultivation and Hajj caravan transit
Increased Bedouin pressures and Druze influx
Regional revival and centralization
French Mandatory period
Post-Syrian independence period
Syrian Civil War
Demography
Religion
Clan structure and geographic distribution
Architecture
Archaeology
Surveys
Notes
References
Bibliography

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The Hauran (; also spelled Hawran or Houran) is a region that spans parts of southern Syria and northern Jordan. It is bound in the north by the Ghouta oasis, to the northeast by the al-Safa field, to the east and south by the Harrat al-Sham and to the west by the Golan Heights. Traditionally, the Hauran consists of three subregions: the Nuqrah and Jaydur plains, the Jabal al-Druze massif, and the Lajat volcanic field. The population of the Hauran is largely Arab, but religiously heterogeneous; most inhabitants of the plains are Sunni Muslims belonging to large agrarian clans, while Druze form the majority in the eponymous Jabal al-Druze and a significant Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic minority inhabit the western foothills of Jabal al-Druze. The region's largest towns are Daraa, Ramtha, and Suwayda.