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unusual facts about Battle of al-Musayfirah


Battle of al-Musayfirah

The battle of al-Musayfirah was one of the major military engagements between Druze rebels and the French Army on 17 September 1925, during the early stage of the Great Syrian Revolt, which continued on until 1927.


Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri

Later, he is said to have participated with his fellow Medinans in the defense of their city against the Umayyad army at the Battle of al-Harrah in 64/683.

Battle of al-Mazraa

The French authorities divided the territory of Syria into separate autonomous entities based on the different sects in the country, including the Jabal al-Druze area of Hauran with its Druze majority of 90%.

Battle of al-Qādisiyyah

Bows were about two meters long when unbraced, about the same size as the famous English longbow, with a maximum range of about 150 meters.

Deir al-Bukht

During the French Mandate period, Deir al-Bukht was the center of the 'Al al-Zubi clan which controlled a total of 16 villages in the Hauran, including Khirbet Ghazaleh and al-Musayfirah, and provided the local religious leadership of the Qadiriyya, Sufi Muslim order dating back to the 12th-century.


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