Jabal al-Druze

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Jabal al-Druze (Arabic: جبل الدروز, romanized: jabal al-durūz, lit. 'Mountain of the Druze'), is an elevated volcanic region in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria.^[1] Most of the inhabitants of this region are Druze, and there are also significant Christian communities.^[2][3] Safaitic inscriptions were first found in this area. The State of Jabal Druze was an autonomous area in the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon from 1921 to 1936.^[4][5] In the past, the name Jabal al-Druze was used for a different area, located in Mount Lebanon.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2024 the Druze still aspire for independence and forming their own country and home in south Syria.^[6]During the civil war, the Druze community declined to take sides leading the regime to terrorize the population and engage in de facto ethnic cleansing. As a result, tens of thousands have fled the Sawayda region.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

In the 1980s Druze made up 87.6% of the population, Christians (mostly Greek Orthodox) 11% and Sunni Muslims 2%.^[7] In 2010, the As-Suwayda governorate has a population of about 375,000 inhabitants, Druze made up 90%, Christians 7% and Sunni Muslims 3%.^[2] Due to low birth and high emigration rates, Christians proportion in As-Suwayda had declined.^[2]