Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah
Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah
الغارية الشرقية | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′42″N 36°15′29″E / 32.67833°N 36.25806°E | |
| PAL | 232/268 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | Daraa District |
| Nahiyah | Khirbet Ghazaleh |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 11,945 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah (Arabic: الغارية الشرقية, romanized: Al-Gārīyah ash-Shārqīyah) also known as Eastern Ghariyah is a town in the Daraa District in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 11,945 in the 2004 census.[1][2][3]
Geography
Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah is located at latitude 32.6782 (32° 40' 42N), longitude 36.2581 (36° 15' 29E). It has an altitude of 1994ft (607m).[3]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as el-Ghureiyeh, the east, a Muslim village located "In the Nukrah, South of Eshmiskin",[4] the Nukrah being the southern Hauran plain.
References
- ^ https://archive.today/20130112170422/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB12-3-2004.htm
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- ^ a b "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ghariyah ash Sharqiyah, Syria". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 151