Hidden gem
Jabal al-Arab
Volcanic highlands and vineyards
Jabal al-Arab · As-Suwayda
Overview
The basalt massif of southern Syria: volcanic cones, oak woodland, vineyards and apple orchards, with stone villages and Roman remains throughout.
Why visit
- Volcanic scenery unlike the rest of Syria
- Vineyards and orchards
- Village-to-village road trips
Historical layers
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What the guidebooks miss
Everything here is black: the houses, the field walls, the Roman gates. Then in spring the vines and wheat come up green against it.
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