Buser al-Harir
Buser al-Harir
بصّر الحرير | |
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Town | |
Buser al-Harir | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′33″N 36°20′24″E / 32.84250°N 36.34000°E | |
| Grid position | 275/250 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izraa |
| Subdistrict | Izraa |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 13,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Buser al-Harir (Arabic: بصّر الحرير, Buṣr al-Ḥarīr, also spelled Busra al-Harir, Basr al-Harir, Busra Hariri) is a town in southern Syria, part of the Daraa Governorate situated in the Hauran plain. It is located northeast of Daraa and northwest of Suwayda. Nearby localities include Mlaihat al-Atash to the southwest, ash-Shaykh Miskin to the west, Izraa to the northwest, Harran to the northeast, Najran to the east, al-Mazraa to the southeast and Nahtah to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Buser al-Harir had a population of 13,315 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.