Busan (Arabic: بوسان, romanized: Būsān) is a village situated in the Suwayda District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Busan had a population of 1,332 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.
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History
The remains of a Roman-period temple were identified at Busan based on architectural fragments recorded by the Princeton University expedition. The surviving remains include a section of dressed stonework with mouldings, some elements of which were reused in houses probably dating from the Islamic period. Anne-Marie Dentzer-Feydy dated the temple to the mid-2nd century AD based on its architectural features.
In 1838, it was noted as a ruin, Jedeiya, situated "in the Lejah, south of Dama".
Religious buildings
Maqam Prophet Ayyub/Job (Druze Shrine)
