Map of Dar‘ā, Syria

Dar‘ā is the administrative centre of Daraa, Syria, with a population of about 97,969. It lies at 32.6189°N, 36.1021°E. Dar‘ā is about 101 km (63 mi) south of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ar Ramthā, 11 km to the southwest.

Dar‘ā at a glance

Where is Dar‘ā?

• The 16th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dar‘ā

• Ar Ramthā — 11 km southwest, Jordan
• Irbid — 25 km west, Jordan
• Nawá — 30 km north
• Mafraq — 32 km south, Jordan
• As-Suwayda — 45 km east
• ‘Ajlūn — 46 km southwest, Jordan
• Tiberias — 57 km west, Israel
• Az̧ Z̧ulayl — 58 km south, Jordan
• Zarqa — 61 km south, Jordan
• Al Qunayţirah — 62 km northwest

Largest cities in Daraa

• Nawá — 47,066

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.