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Jasim (, also spelled Jasem or Jassem) is a city in the Izraa District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is located 41 kilometers north of Daraa, near Nawa to the south, Kafr Shams to the north, Inkhil to the northeast and al-Harra to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jasim had a population of 31,683 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of two localities with a combined population of 39,624 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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Place details

Region
محافظة درعا
Country
سوريا
Population
30,283
Timezone
Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Jasim
Settlement.other_name
Jasem, Jassem
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Daraa
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Izraa
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Jasim
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2004
Settlement.population_total
31683
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.timezone_DST
EEST

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Official name
جاسم
Population
31683
Elevation
747
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جاسم
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  • History
  • Late antiquity
  • Middle Ages
  • Ottoman period
  • Civil war
  • Religious buildings
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Bibliography
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Jasim (, also spelled Jasem or Jassem) is a city in the Izraa District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is located 41 kilometers north of Daraa, near Nawa to the south, Kafr Shams to the north, Inkhil to the northeast and al-Harra to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jasim had a population of 31,683 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of two localities with a combined population of 39,624 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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