Hauran, also Hawran or Houran, (Arabic: حوران, transliteration: Ḥaurān is the southwestern region of modern-day Syria, it extends to the far northwestern region of modern-day Jordan. It is mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel 47:16-18) describing the boundary of the Israelite Kingdom, and gets its name from the Hebrew חורן Hawran, meaning "hollow land". The Romans referred to it as Auranitis. The volcanic region is one of the most fertile in Syria, particularly famous for its vineyards. Unlike other fertile areas of Syria, such as the Orontes Valley and the Euphrates regions, which rely on major rivers for their productivity and employ irrigated farming methods, the Hauran has very few similarly developable rivers. Instead, the region relies on the snows and rains of winter and spring. Many of the sites contain cisterns and water storage facilities to take advantage of this seasonal rainfall.
The Hauran is not an official region; historically it consists of the Syrian governorates of Quneitra, As Suwayda, and Daraa, and the Jordanian governorate of Irbid. However, the name is used colloquially by the inhabitants of the region (Hauranis) and other Syrians to refer to it. Its boundaries more or less start with Mt. Hermon in the north (although that land is currently occupied, see Golan Heights). It ends at the Ajloun mountains in the south and the desert in the east. The Hauran marked the traditional border of Roman Syria, as evidenced by the well-preserved Roman ruins in the cities of Bosra and Shahba.
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This link captures the sound of the Hourani (Haurani) dialect [lahjat al Hawarneh] http://www.neurosurgery.tv/10march2008.html
Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt noted his observation of people from the region:
 Dar (House of) Saleem Muhammad -el Hamad- el Gharaibeh |
 Dar Abu Habis (Dhaifallah el Mahmoud el Gharaibeh) |
 Dar Abu Ghaleb |
 Dar Qasim Tanash Courtesy of Ahmed Abdallah Jameel Gharaibeh |