Hauran
The Hauran 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Damascus and Deraa.
Damascus
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Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Deraa
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Daraa is a city in southwestern Syria, 13 kilometres north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located 90 kilometres south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way station for travelers.
Bosra
Bosra, officially known Busra al-Sham, is an ancient town in Syria. Due to being a major archaeological site, it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as As-Suwayda and Golan Heights.
As-Suwayda
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Sweida is a city located in southern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. It is a Druze-majority city, with small Christian and Sunni Muslim Bedouin minorities.
Golan Heights
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Quneitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria. It is situated in a high valley in the Golan Heights at 1,010 metres above sea level.
Hauran
- Type: mountain range
- Description: region and mountain range
- Also known as: “Hawran”, “Ḥawrān”, and “Southwestern Syria”
- Category: territory
- Location: Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude of center
33.31° or 33° 18′ 36″ northLongitude of center
36.55° or 36° 33′ eastWikidata ID
Q1589883
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Hauran” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حوران”
- Arabic: “سهل حوران”
- Azerbaijani: “Hövran”
- Catalan: “Hauran”
- Catalan: “Haurani”
- Catalan: “Hauranis”
- Catalan: “Hawran”
- Chinese: “浩兰省”
- Chinese: “浩蘭”
- Chinese: “浩蘭省”
- Chinese: “豪兰平原”
- Chinese: “豪蘭”
- Chinese: “豪蘭平原”
- Dutch: “Auranitis”
- Dutch: “Haoeran”
- Dutch: “Hauran”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حوران”
- Finnish: “Hawran”
- French: “Auranitide”
- French: “Hauran”
- French: “Hauranitide”
- German: “Hauran”
- German: “Ḥawrān”
- Hebrew: “החורן”
- Hebrew: “חאוורן”
- Hebrew: “חורן”
- Indonesian: “Hauran”
- Italian: “Auranitide”
- Italian: “Hauran”
- Italian: “Hawran”
- Italian: “Siria sudoccidentale”
- Japanese: “ハウラン平原”
- Ladin: “Hauran”
- Lithuanian: “Hauranas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hauran”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hauran”
- Norwegian: “Hauran”
- Persian: “حوران”
- Persian: “دشت حوران”
- Persian: “منطقه حوران”
- Portuguese: “Auranitis”
- Portuguese: “Haurã”
- Portuguese: “Hauran”
- Portuguese: “Houran”
- Romanian: “Hauran”
- Romanian: “Houran”
- Russian: “Авран”
- Russian: “Хауран | Аврана | Авранитида”
- Serbian: “Хауран”
- Slovenian: “Hauran”
- South Azerbaijani: “حوران”
- Spanish: “Hauran”
- Spanish: “Haurán”
- Swedish: “Hauran”
- Tajik: “Ҳаврон”
- Turkish: “Havran”
- Uighur: “ھەۋران”
- Ukrainian: “Авран”
- Ukrainian: “Авранітида”
- Ukrainian: “Хавран”
- Urdu: “حوران”
- Uzbek: “Havron”
- Venetian: “Hawran”
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