Busra al-Harir
Busra al-Harir
بصرالحرير | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′33″N 36°20′24″E / 32.84250°N 36.34000°E | |
| Grid position | 275/250 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izra |
| Subdistrict | Izra' |
| Control | Syrian Opposition |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 13,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Busra al-Harir (Arabic: بصر الحرير Buṣra al-Ḥarīr, also spelled Busr al-Hariri, Basr al-Harir, Busra Hariri) is a town in southern Syria, part of the Daraa Governorate situated in the Hauran plain. It is located northeast of Daraa and northwest of as-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Maliha al-Atash to the southeast, al-Shaykh Maskin to the east, Izra to the northeast, Harran to the northwest, Najran to the west, al-Mazraa to the southwest and Nahitah to the south. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Busra al-Harir had a population of 13,315.