Daraa

Also known as Dar‘ā

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Place details

Locality: درعا
Region: محافظة درعا
Country: سوريا
Population: 97,969
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Daraa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: الحي الشرقي - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Daraa in 2008
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Daraa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Daraa
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Daraa
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004 census
Settlement.population_total: 97,969
Settlement.timezone: AST

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Wikidata facts

Official name: درعا
Population: 107500
Elevation: 435
Official website: www.esyria.sy/edaraa
Image: الحي الشرقي - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code: 15

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Commons category: Daraa
native label: درعا
P12749: Eider

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History
Ancient history
Classical era
Islamic era
Modern era
Civil War
Geography
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Demographics
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thumb|right|Location of Daraa city in the namesake district and governorate.

Daraa (, Levantine Arabic: ) is a city in southwestern Syria, north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way station for travelers. Nearby localities include Umm al-Mayazen and Nasib to the southeast, al-Naimah to the east, Ataman to the north, al-Yaduda to the northwest and Ramtha, Jordan, to the southwest.