hauran

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hauran - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Hauran
  cave-land, mentioned only in Ezek. 47:16, 18. It was one of the
  ancient divisions of Bashan (q.v.), and lay on the south-east of
  Gaulanitis or the Jaulan, and on the south of Lejah, extending
  from the Arnon to the Hieromax. It was the most fertile region
  in Syria, and to this day abounds in the ruins of towns, many of
  which have stone doors and massive walls. It retains its ancient
  name. It was known by the Greeks and Romans as "Auranitis."