Hauran plateau
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The Hauran plateau is a fertile volcanic region in southwestern Syria and northern Jordan, known for its rich agricultural land and historical settlements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hauran plateau canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ volcanic field ⓘ |
| ancientName | Auranitis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
Byzantine churches
ⓘ
Nabataean remains ⓘ Roman-era cities and villages ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Damascus Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golan Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid Mediterranean ⓘ |
| contains |
As-Suwayda Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosra NERFINISHED ⓘ Daraa NERFINISHED ⓘ Daraa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Jordan
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 600–1200 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Arabs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Druze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | basaltic volcanism ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Jordanian government (southern part)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian government (most of area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hawran plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jabal al-Druze NERFINISHED ⓘ Lajat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf |
Ottoman Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
grain production
ⓘ
historical settlements ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ rich agricultural land ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ northern Jordan ⓘ southwestern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Bosra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daraa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | fertile volcanic soil ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | historical crossroads between Damascus and northern Arabia ⓘ |
| terrainType | volcanic plateau ⓘ |
| timePeriodInhabitedSince | antiquity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cereal agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.