southern Syria

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geographic region region of Syria

Southern Syria is the region forming the southern part of the modern Syrian state, encompassing areas such as Daraa, As-Suwayda, and parts of the Golan Heights near the borders with Jordan and Israel.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
southern Syria canonical 6
southwestern Syria 2
Jabal al-Druze (Jabal al-Arab) in southern Syria 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
region of Syria ⓘ
adjacentTo Northern District, Israel ⓘ
surface form: northern Israel

northern Jordan ⓘ
agriculturalProduct barley ⓘ
fruit orchards ⓘ
grapes ⓘ
olives ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
bordersWith Israel ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
borderType international land border ⓘ
conflict Syrian Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Syrian civil war
country Syria ⓘ
dominantReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
hasBorderCrossingWith Jordan ⓘ
hasCity As-Suwayda ⓘ
Busra al-Sham ⓘ
Daraa Governorate ⓘ
surface form: Daraa

Izra ⓘ
Quneitra ⓘ
surface form: Quneitra (destroyed city)
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Arabs ⓘ
Circassians ⓘ
Druze ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
hasMinorityReligion Christianity ⓘ
Druze ⓘ
hasStrategicImportanceFor Israel ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
historicalRegionOverlap Bashan ⓘ
Decapolis ⓘ
surface form: Decapolis area

Golan Heights ⓘ
surface form: Golan

Hauran ⓘ
includes As-Suwayda Governorate ⓘ
Daraa Governorate ⓘ
parts of Quneitra Governorate ⓘ
parts of the Golan Heights ⓘ
locatedIn Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

Syria ⓘ
Western Eurasia ⓘ
surface form: Western Asia
partOf Syria ⓘ
surface form: Syrian Arab Republic
sawMajorEventsIn Arab Spring ⓘ
surface form: 2011 Syrian uprising
terrainFeature Golan Heights ⓘ
surface form: Golan Heights plateau

Hauran plain ⓘ
Jabal al-Druze ⓘ
surface form: volcanic plateau of Jabal al-Druze
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Occupied Enemy Territory Administration → appliesToJurisdiction → southern Syria ⓘ
Sultan al-Atrash → regionOfActivity → southern Syria ⓘ
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → notableRegion → southern Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jabal al-Druze (Jabal al-Arab) in southern Syria
Damascus Governorate → locatedIn → southern Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern Syria
Bosra (as later center under Rome) → locatedIn → southern Syria ⓘ
subject surface form: Bosra
Jabal al-Druze → locatedIn → southern Syria ⓘ
Zuqan al-Atrash → historicalRegion → southern Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Syria
Barada River basin → locatedIn → southern Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Syria
Rif Dimashq Governorate → locatedIn → southern Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Syria
Roman province of Arabia Petraea → includesRegion → southern Syria ⓘ
subject surface form: Arabia Petraea
Children’s University Hospital in Damascus → regionServed → southern Syria ⓘ