The Jabal al-Druze volcanic field, the southernmost in Syria, lies in the Haurun-Druze Plateau in SW Syria near the border with Jordan. The most prominent feature of this volcanic field is 1800m-high Jabal al-Druze (also known variously as Jabal ad …

Jabal al-Druze (Arabic: جبل الدروز, French: Djebel Druze) was an autonomous state in the French Mandate of Syria from 1921 to 1936, designed to function as a government for the local Druze population under French oversight.

5 days ago · On the outskirts of Sweida, a commander in Liwa al-Jabal, a Druze militia, stood on a rooftop and scanned the hills with binoculars. He spoke by walkie-talkie with a militiaman with an assault rifle below. They were watching for any movement by militants or gangs. “Our arms are not for expansionist purposes.

Feb 24, 2025 · The Druze now aim to prevent new regime forces from entering Druze settlements in Jabal al-Druze and its capital, Sweida. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel will work to establish a "demilitarized zone" in …

Mount al-Durūz, mountain just east of Al-Suwaydāʾ in southern Syria. Mount al-Durūz rises to about 5,900 feet (1,800 metres). The name in Arabic means “Mountain of the Druzes.” The Druze, a sect derived from the Ismāʿīliyyah branch of Shīʿite Islam, have been settled in …

Jun 5, 2016 · The Jabal ad Druze volcanic field, the southernmost in Syria, lies in the Haurun-Druze Plateau in SW Syria near the border with Jordan. The most prominent feature of this volcanic field is 1803-m-high Jabal ad Druze (also known variously as Djebel Al-Arab, Jabal ed Duruz, Jabal al Druz, Jebel Duraz, Djebel ed Drouz).

Jabal al-Druze, is an elevated volcanic region in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria. Jabal al-Druze has an elevation of 1,803 metres.

The Jabal al-Druze volcanic field, the southernmost in Syria, lies in the Haurun-Druze Plateau in SW Syria near the border with Jordan. The most prominent feature of this volcanic field is 1800m-high Jabal al-Druze (also known variously as Jabal ad …

Jabal al-Druze (Arabic: جبل الدروز, romanized: jabal al-durūz, lit. 'Mountain of the Druze'), is an elevated volcanic region in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria. Most of the inhabitants of this region are Druze, and there are also significant Christian communities.

Nov 25, 2021 · Jabal al-Druze (Arabic: جبل الدروز, jabal ad-durūz, Mountain of the Druze), officially Jabal al-Arab (Arabic: جبل العرب, jabal al-ʿarab, Mountain of the Arabs), is an elevated volcanic region in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria.