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Encyclopedia > Daraa Governorate
Location of the governorate of Dara
Location of the governorate of Dara

Daraa Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة درعة)is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 3,730 km². The governorate has a population of 858,000 (2005 census office estimate] [1]. The capital is Daraa. Image File history File links Dara-map. ... Image File history File links Dara-map. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah). ... Daraa (fortress, compare Dura-Europos) (Arabic: درعا) is a city in southwestern Syria, near the border with Jordan. ...


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Official Site of Daraa Governorate (Arabic)



 
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