Rasas
Rasas
رساس Rsas | |
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Village | |
Rasas | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′34″N 36°34′26″E / 32.64278°N 36.57389°E | |
| Grid position | 297/228 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Suwayda |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 3,332 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rasas (Arabic: رساس, also spelled Rsas) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located south of Suwayda. Nearby localities include Ira to the southwest, Sahwet Blatah to the east, ar-Raha to the northeast and Umm Walad to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rasas had a population of 3,332 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.