Umm al-Zaytun had been abandoned sometime in the middle Ottoman era, but was settled by Druze prior to 1810.

[4] In 1839, Ibrahim Pasha, the Egyptian governor of Syria, sent a conscription expedition of 100 cavalry to subdue the Druze of Hauran.

Umm al-Zaytun joined the Hauran Druze Rebellion of 1910 was subdued by Ottoman troops commanded by Badr Khan Bey.

[7] In particular are the ruins of a religious building with a large stone facade and a room with niches suited for statues.

[7] This type of building is relatively unique in Syria, being found only in Umm al-Zaytun and nearby Shaqqa and Hayyat.