Bashan

Capital: Sweida
Local time: 18:45; Sunday, November 15, 2026
Weather: 21°; Clear · High 21° · Low 11°· Weather: MET Norway

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ShahbaShahba is a majority-Druze town in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate. Known in Roman times as Philippopolis, it later became a site of protests against Bashar al-Assad’s rule and was struck by Jordanian aircraft in 2026.SalkhadSalkhad is a town in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate near the Jordanian border. It became a site of protests against Bashar al-Assad’s regime, while its district has been affected by Jordanian strikes targeting cross-border drug trafficking.Quneitra GovernorateQuneitra Governorate is a Syrian border province adjoining Israel. Its history has been shaped by the 1967 war, the 1974 Israel–Syria disengagement agreement, the Syrian civil war and the security changes that followed the Assad regime’s collapse in December 2024.Nabi Shu’aybNabi Shu’ayb is a Druze shrine at the Horns of Hittin in Israel’s Galilee, traditionally identified as the tomb of Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law. Its annual pilgrimage brings Druze together for religious observance and community affairs.

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