What is…
Hauran

also known as: Auranitis

Hebrew: חַוְרָן —transliteration: Chavran or Hauran —meaning: cavernous, land of caves, or caveland

Hauran is mentioned only in Ezekiel 47:16, 18. It was one of the ancient divisions of Bashan east of the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee. It lay on the southeast of Gaulanitis or the Jaulan, and on the south of Lejah, extending from the Arnon River to the Hieromax.

Today, this area is within modern Syria, Jordan and Israel (Golan Heights). Hauran retains its ancient name.

The important ancient King’s Highway trade route went through Hauran, linking Damascus and Mesopotamia with the Red Sea and Egypt. This was used by both trade caravans and armies.

It was the most fertile region in Syria, and to this day abounds in ruins of towns, many of which have stone doors and massive walls.

The Hauran plain has rich, well-watered soil for agriculture (wheat, vineyards, orchards).

It was known by the Greeks and Romans as “Auranitis.”