Nearby localities include Ira to the southeast, Jabab to the south, al-Musayfirah to the southwest, al-Karak to the northwest, al-Thaalah to the north and al-Suwayda to the northeast.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Umm Walad had a population of 7,547 in the 2004 census.

[1] In 1838, Um Wulad was noted as a Muslim village, situated "the Nukra, east of Al-Shaykh Maskin".

The Ottoman authorities in Damascus were ordered by the government in Istanbul to peacefully resolve the situation.

At the conclusion of the talks, an exchange of prisoners also took place in the village amid Druze celebrations.