Hauran

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Hauran is a historical region in southwestern Syria and northwestern Jordan, known for its fertile volcanic plains and ancient settlements.

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Hauran canonical 23

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
borderedBy Damascus region
Golan Heights
Jordanian Plateau
climate semi-arid
country Jordan
Syria
elevationCharacteristic high plateau
hasAgriculturalProduct barley
lentils
wheat
hasAncientCity Bosra
Shahba
hasArchaeologicalSite Bosra Roman theatre
hasEthnicGroup Arabs
Druze
hasGeologicalFeature volcanic plateau
hasSoilType fertile volcanic plains
hasSubregion Hauran plain
Jabal al-Druze
Lajat
hasTypeOfSettlement rural villages
small towns
historicalPeriod Byzantine era
linked to: Byzantine period

Ottoman era
linked to: Ottoman period

Roman era
knownFor ancient settlements
fertile agricultural land
well-preserved Roman and Byzantine architecture
languageCurrentlySpoken Arabic
languageHistoricallySpoken Aramaic
Greek
locatedIn northwestern Jordan
southwestern Syria
linked to: southern Syria
locatedOnContinent Asia
majorCity Bosra
Daraa
partOf Levant
linked to: Levant region
religionCurrentlyPresent Islam
religionHistoricallyPresent Christianity
paganism
strategicImportance grain supply region for Damascus
terrain basaltic lava fields
open plains
usedFor grain cultivation
livestock grazing
wasProvinceIn Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire

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Referenced by (23)

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Yarmouk River region Hauran
Al-Nawawi birthRegion Hauran
Bilad al-Sham containsRegion Hauran
subject linked to: Bilad al-Sham@ar
Southern Syria historicalRegionOverlap Hauran
subject linked to: southern Syria
Bashan borderedBy Hauran
Auranitis associatedWith Hauran
Damascus Eyalet contains Hauran
Nawa locatedInRegion Hauran
Bostra locatedInRegion Hauran
Izra region Hauran