Map of Nawá, Syria

Nawá is a city in Daraa, Syria, with a population of about 47,066. It lies at 32.8865°N, 36.0391°E. Nawá is about 73 km (45 mi) south of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dar‘ā, 30 km to the south.

Nawá at a glance

Where is Nawá?

• The 35th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nawá

• Dar‘ā — 30 km south
• Al Qunayţirah — 33 km northwest
• Ar Ramthā — 37 km south, Jordan
• Irbid — 41 km southwest, Jordan
• Tiberias — 49 km west, Israel
• Safed — 51 km west, Israel
• As-Suwayda — 53 km east
• Mafraq — 62 km south, Jordan
• Dārayyā — 66 km north
• ‘Ajlūn — 67 km southwest, Jordan

Largest cities in Daraa

• Dar‘ā — 97,969

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.