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 …

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 …

Druze warriors preparing to go to battle with Sultan Pasha al-Atrash in 1925. In Syria, most Druzites live in the Jebel al-Druze, a rugged and mountainous region in the southwest of the …

Mar 14, 2025 · Israel has now established military outposts in the zone, including on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, or Jabal al-Sheikh, the area's highest peak. ... Druze in Syria have …

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 …

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 …

Mar 11, 2025 · The Druze homeland of Jabal al-Druze (“Druze Mountain”) lies in territory within the Sweida, Quneitra and Daraa governates of the Hauran region, its borders strategically …

Jabal al-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 …

Mar 30, 2024 · During her exploration of Jebel Druze, Gertrude Bell delved into the veiled realms of a scarcely understood community, unwinding the complex tapestry of alliances, …

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 …