The north–west Jaulan district contains some Metawala villages and some Algerian colonies in the east, introduced by the Emir Abdul Qadir after he had taken refuge in Damascus in the 1850s.
Det nordvestlige Jaulan distrikt rummede nogle Metawala landsbyer og nogle algierske landsbyer i øst, som var indkaldt af Emir Abdul Qadir efter at han havde søgt asyl i Damaskus i 1850-erne.