| In 614, the sacked Adraa during the , but spared the inhabitants | The late 10th-century geographer noted that during the period, Adhri'at was a major administrative center on the edge of the desert |
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| ; in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Second appendix, B, p | In early June 2017, much of the city of Daraa was reported to have been destroyed by protracted fighting |
Nearby localities include and to the southeast, to the east, to the north, to the northwest and to the southwest.
| Adhri'at's residents reportedly celebrated the arrival of the second caliph when he visited the city, "dancing with swords and sweet basil | Roman historian referred to it by Adraa calling it a famous polis of Arabia |
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| According to Jewish tradition, were buried in Edrei | Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5 |
Throughout the Middle Ages, it served as a strategic station on the caravan route between and and as the gate to central Syria.