Daraa Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة درعا /
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governorates
A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or provinces, the term ''governorate'' is often used in translation from ...
(provinces) of
Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 3,730 km
2. It is bordered by
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
to the south,
Quneitra Governorate and
Israel
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to the west,
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate ( ar, محافظة ريف دمشق, ', literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus", Damascus Suburb) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the ...
to the north and
As-Suwayda Governorate to the east. The governorate has a population of 998,000 (2010 census office estimate). The capital is the city of
Daraa.
Several clashes have occurred within the governorate throughout the
Syrian civil war.
Districts
The governorate is divided into three
districts (
manatiq). The districts are further divided into 17 sub-districts (
nawahi):
*
Daraa District (8 sub-districts)
**
Daraa Subdistrict
**
Bosra Subdistrict
**
Khirbet Ghazaleh Subdistrict
**
Al-Shajara Subdistrict
**
Da'el Subdistrict
**
Muzayrib Subdistrict
**
Al-Jiza Subdistrict
**
Al-Musayfirah Subdistrict
*
Izra District (6 sub-districts)
**
Izra Subdistrict
**
Jasim Subdistrict
**
Al-Hirak Subdistrict
**
Nawa Subdistrict
**
Al-Shaykh Maskin Subdistrict
**
Tasil Subdistrict
*
Al-Sanamayn District (3 sub-districts)
**
Al-Sanamayn Subdistrict
**
Al-Masmiyah Subdistrict
**
Ghabaghib Subdistrict
See also
*
Druze in Syria
*
Daraa Governorate campaign
References
External links
Official Site of Daraa Governorate (Arabic)edaraa
The First Complete website for daraa news and services
Governorates of Syria
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