Official name | Daraa |
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Native name | درعا |
Pushpin map | Syria |
Pushpin mapsize | 300 |
Coordinates region | SY |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | |
Subdivision type1 | Governorate |
Subdivision name1 | Daraa Governorate |
Subdivision type2 | District |
Subdivision name2 | Daraa District |
Leader title | Governor |
Leader name | Mohammad Khaled al-Hannus |
Established title | |
Established title2 | |
Established title3 | |
Unit pref | Metric |
Population total | 77,203 |
Timezone | EET |
Utc offset | +2 |
Timezone dst | EEST |
Utc offset dst | +3 |
Elevation footnotes | |
Elevation m | 435 |
Postal code type | |
Area code | 15 |
Footnotes | }} |
Daraa (), also Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera, and Derʿā ("fortress", compare Dura-Europos), is a city in southwestern Syria, near the border with Jordan, with a population of approximately 77,203. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate, historically part of the ancient Hauran region. The city is located about south of Damascus on the Damascus-Amman highway, and is used as a stopping station for travelers.
Daraa is an ancient city dating back to the Canaanites. It was mentioned in Egyptian hieroglyphic tablets at the time of the Pharaoh Thutmose III between 1490 and 1436 BC. It was known in those days as the city of Atharaa, and was later mentioned in the Old Testament as Edrei in the Kingdom of Bashan. Located in the city itself are a few ruins including caves and ancient dwellings, a Roman amphitheater, and the old Oumari Mosque which is of some architectural significance, dating back to the Umayyad and Ayyubid eras.
Daraa has recently suffered from reduced water supply in the region. Thousands of people protested in the city as part of the 2011 Syrian protests.
Since then, the city of Daraa and the surrounding villages have had daily protests. Which lead to several waves of major crack downs on the city which started on March 23 with invading the Oumari mosque which was being used as a field hospital for the injured during the protests. In early April, the Syrian Army's fourth fleet lead by Maher Al-Assad (Bashar's younger brother) surrounded the area of Oumari mosque shelling neighborhoods with heavy artillery.
It is reported that over 500 civilians have been killed in Daraa since the start of the uprising.
Category:Populated places in Daraa Governorate Category:Fertile Crescent
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