Jabal al-Druze

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Jabal al-Druze is a mountainous region in southern Syria historically associated with the Druze community and significant nationalist resistance movements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
mountainous region
agriculturalActivity dryland farming
orchard cultivation
associatedWithPerson Sultan al-Atrash
bordersRegion Hauran
Jordanian border area
climateType semi-arid
colonialEraStatus French Mandate territory
autonomous district under French Mandate
containsCity As-Suwayda
Salkhad
Shahba
country Syria
demographicFeature Druze majority population
rural settlement pattern
elevationCharacteristic highland
ethnicallyAssociatedWith Druze
geologicalOrigin basaltic volcanic field
hasAlternativeName Jabal al-Duruz
surface form: Jabal Druze

Jabal al-ʿArab
surface form: Jabal al-Arab

Jabal al-Duruz
Jabal al-ʿArab
hasCapital As-Suwayda
historicallyPopulatedBy Arab communities
Druze
historicalPeriod French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
surface form: French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
historicalRole center of Druze autonomy
stronghold of Syrian nationalism
knownFor Druze cultural heritage
Great Syrian Revolt
surface form: Great Syrian Revolt of 1925–1927

anti-French resistance
nationalist resistance movements
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Levant region
surface form: Levant

Middle East
southern Syria
majorReligion Druze faith
partOf Syria
partOfGovernorate As-Suwayda Governorate
religiouslyAssociatedWith Druze
surface form: Druze community
strategicImportance military stronghold in southern Syria
terrainType mountain range
volcanic plateau
wasCenterOf Great Syrian Revolt

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Sultan al-Atrash birthRegion Jabal al-Druze
Sultan al-Atrash regionOfActivity Jabal al-Druze
southern Syria terrainFeature Jabal al-Druze
subject surface form: Southern Syria
this entity surface form: volcanic plateau of Jabal al-Druze
Great Syrian Revolt location Jabal al-Druze
Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 location Jabal al-Druze
Jabal Druze State namedAfter Jabal al-Druze
Jabal Druze State historicalRegion Jabal al-Druze
this entity surface form: Jabal al-Druze region
al-Qurayya locatedInRegion Jabal al-Druze
al-Atrash clan region Jabal al-Druze
al-Atrash clan baseOfPower Jabal al-Druze
Zuqan al-Atrash residence Jabal al-Druze