Androna, also known as al-Andarin (Arabic: الأندرين), is a Byzantine site spread over a vast area at the edges of the semi-desert, about 25 kilometers beyond the more well-known Byzantine site of Qasr Ibn Wardan.

[2] Androna was built as a defense line against nomadic skirmishes in the Syrian Desert.

The fortified city contains many churches, palaces and baths;[3] and was famous for its vineyards and high-quality wine in which it was mentioned by Amr ibn Kulthum in his ode.

Give us our dawn draught And do not spare the wines of al-Andarina

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