Dirat at Tulul

Dirat at Tulul (Arabic: ديرة التلول, Translit:Dirat at Tulūl), Arabic for (Land of Hills) and called locally in Levantine Arabic (Diret el Tlūl), is a lava region in southern Syria. It lies about 65 kilometers east of Damascus, located in the central part of the administrative district of Muhafazat Rif Dimashq. Dirat at Tulul forms the northernmost extension of the massive alkaline lava field of Harrat Ash Shamah. To the south it is bordered by the Es Safa lava field, another part of the massive Harrat Ash Shamah lava region. Dirat at Tulul also forms the western part of the Syrian steppe known as Badiyat Ash Sham. Dirat at Tulul contains more than 32 cinder cones, known as Tell (Arabic for hill). This region receives between 100-200...