Jabal ad Druze volcano
Updated: Aug 10, 2022 11:12 GMT - Refresh
Volcanic field 1803 m / 5,915 ft
Syria, 32.66°N / 36.43°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Syria, 32.66°N / 36.43°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Jabal ad Druze volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes
Background
The Jabal ad Druze volcanic field, the southernmost in Syria, lies in the Haurun-Druze Plateau in SW Syria near the border with Jordan. The most prominent feature of this volcanic field is 1803-m-high Jabal ad Druze (also known variously as Djebel Al-Arab, Jabal ed Duruz, Jabal al Druz, Jebel Duraz, Djebel ed Drouz). The alkaline volcanic field consists of a group of 118 basaltic volcanoes active from the lower-Pleistocene to the Holocene. The large SW Plateau depression is filled by basaltic lava flows from volcanoes aligned in a NW-SE direction. This volcanic field lies within the northern part of the massive alkaline Harrat Ash Shaam volcanic field that extends from southern Syria through NW Jordan to Saudi Arabia.---
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