Al-Harra, Daraa
Al-Harra
الحارّة | |
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Al-Harra | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′24″N 36°00′20″E / 33.05667°N 36.00556°E | |
| PAL | 243/273 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Sanamayn |
| Subdistrict | Sanamayn |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 17,172 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Harra (Arabic: الحارّة, romanized: al-Hārrāh, also spelled Khirbet al-Harra; translation: "the Hot") is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the as-Sanamayn District in the Daraa Governorate. Located in the Hauran plain, it lies 55 kilometers (34 mi) north of Daraa, and just east of Bir Ajam and the Golan Heights, northwest of Jasim, west of as-Sanamayn and southwest of Kafr Shams. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Harra had a population of 17,172 in the 2004 census. The city’s inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.