Daraa Governorate

Dara`a Governorate مُحافظة درعا
Governorate
Map of Syria with Dar'a highlighted
Coordinates (Daraa): 32.9°N 36.2°E / 32.9; 36.2
Country	Syria
Capital	Daraa
Manatiq (Districts)	3
Government
• Governor	Mohammad Khaled al-Hanous
Area
• Total	3,730 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,027,000
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	SY-DR
Main language(s)	Arabic

Dara`a Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة درعا‎‎ / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Dar‘ā ) is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 3,730 km². It is bordered by Jordan to the south, Quneitra Governorate to the west, Rif Dimashq Governorate to the north and Al-Suwayda Governorate to the east. The governorate has a population of 998,000 (2010 census office estimate). The capital is the city of Daraa.

Several clashes have occurred within the governorate throughout the Syrian civil war.

Districts

Al-Sanamayn

Izra'

Daraa

The governorate is divided into 3 districts (manatiq):

• Al-Sanamayn (3)
• Dar'a (8)
• Izra' (6)

These are further divided into 17 sub-districts (nawahi).

See also

• Druze in Syria
• Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015)

External links

• Official Site of Daraa Governorate (Arabic)
• edaraa The First Complete website for daraa news and services