Daraa
Daraa (Arabic: درعا), an aw Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera, an Derʿā ("fortress", compare Dura-Europos), is a ceety in soothwastren Sirie, near the border wi Jordan, wi a population o approximately 77,203.[3] It is the caipital o Daraa Govrenorate, historically pairt o the auncient Hauran region. The ceety is locatit aboot 100 kilometres (62 mi) sooth o Damascus on the Damascus-Amman heich-gate, an is uised as a stoppin station for travelers.
Daraa درعا | |
|---|---|
  Daraa | |
| Coordinates: 32°37′N 36°6′E / 32.617°N 36.100°E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Govrenorate | Daraa Govrenorate |
| Destrict | Daraa Destrict |
| Nahiya | Daraa |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Mohammad Khaled al-Hannus[1] |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[2] | |
| • City | 97,969 |
| • Metro | 146,481 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | 15 |
Daraa is an auncient ceety datin back tae the Canaanites. It wis mentioned in Egyptian hieroglyphic tablets at the time o the Pharaoh Thutmose III atween 1490 an 1436 BC. It wis kent in those days as the ceety o Atharaa, an wis later mentioned in the Auld Testament as Edrei in the Kinrick o Baushan. Locatit in the ceety itsel are a few ruins includin caves an auncient dwellins, a Roman amphitheater, an the auld Oumari Mosque which is o some airchitectural significance, datin back tae the Umayyad an Ayyubid eras.
Climate
eedit| Climate data for Dara'a | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
24.2 (75.5) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.9 (2.40) |
49.4 (1.94) |
42.3 (1.67) |
15.2 (0.60) |
3.4 (0.13) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (0.02) |
9.4 (0.37) |
22.9 (0.90) |
45.9 (1.81) |
250.8 (9.88) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 48 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization | |||||||||||||
Notes
eedit- ↑ "Syria protest town 'has new governor'". France 24. 4 Apryle 2011. Archived frae the original on 3 Mey 2011. Retrieved 6 Apryle 2011.
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Further readin
eedit- T.E. Lawrence, (various editions) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Chapter LXXX
- J.G. Schumacher,(1886) Across the Jordan, pp. 1–148;