Daraa is a city in southwestern Syria, 13 kilometers north of the border with Jordan and the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located 90 kilometers south of Damascus on the Damascus-Amman highway, it serves as a way station for travelers, and the 2004 census recorded a population of 97,969, predominantly Sunni Muslim. Daraa became known as the cradle of the Syrian revolution after the 2011 arrest of teenagers for anti-government graffiti sparked protests that grew into the wider Syrian uprising.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude32.625278 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Daraa (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 107,500 (2010)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 32.625278, longitude 36.106111
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 435 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 107500 (2010)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Dar‘ā - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 489 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 36.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 36.25
32.75 36.25 BSk
4. GeoNames: Dar‘ā - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 170905Quote, cities500 record 170905
32.61889 36.10213 P PPLA SY 06 97969 489 Asia/Damascus
Daraa (Wikipedia)
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Daraa (Arabic: دَرْعَا, romanized: Darʿā, Levantine Arabic: [ˈdarʕa]) is a city in southwestern Syria 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the Jordan-Syria border.
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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