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Daraa Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة درعا / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Dar‘ā) 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. It is bordered by Jordan to the south, Quneitra Governorate and Israel to the west, Rif Dimashq Governorate 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.

Daraa Governorate مُحافظة درعا
Governorate
Map of Syria with Dar'a highlighted
Coordinates (Daraa): 32.9°N 36.2°E / 32.9; 36.2
Country	Syria
Capital	Daraa
Manatiq (Districts)	3
Government
• Governor	Louay Khareta[1]
Area
• Total	3,730 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,027,000
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	SY-DR
Main language(s)	Arabic

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):

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

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