Dirat al-Tulul


Dirat al-Tulul.

Geology and climate

Dirat al-Tulul forms the northernmost extension of the massive alkaline lava field of Harrat al-Shamah. To the south it is bordered by the al-Safa lava field, another part of the massive Harrat al-Shamah lava region. Dirat al-Tulul also forms the western part of the Syrian steppe known as Badiyat al-Sham.
Dirat al-Tulul contains more than 32 cinder cones, known as Tell.
This region receives between 100–200 mm. of precipitation per year and it is sparsely populated, due to its aridity and rocky terrain. It is used for pasture by nomadic and seminomadic Bedouin.

List of volcanic cones in Dirat at Tulul

Tell ‘Ājer 979 m.
Tell Daqwa 945 m.
Tell Um ‘Otek 935 m.
Tell Ja’afar 910 m.
Tell Um Msaraje 906 m.
Tell Um el Meza 889 m.
Tell Wasţāni 889 m.
Tell Šimāli 884 m.
Tell Ħuēmel 879 m
Tell As Skhāna 879 m.
Tell Qebli 879 m.
Tell El Matalla 875 m.
Tell Abū Şafā 870 m.
Tell Šayabe 845 m.
Tell El ‘Anţūr 823 m.
Tell Um Rqēbi 811 m.
Tell Ħuējer 791 m.
Tell Khnēfes 763 m.
Tell Maqħūl 744 m.
Tell Salmān 738 m.