Khirbet Ghazaleh

Khirbet Ghazaleh
خربة غزالة
Khirbet Ghazalah
Town
Entrance to Khirbet Ghazaleh
Khirbet Ghazaleh
Coordinates: 32°44′N 36°12′E / 32.733°N 36.200°E / 32.733; 36.200
Grid position262/239
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictDaraa
SubdistrictKhirbet Ghazaleh
Population
 (2004)
  Total
16,240
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Khirbet Ghazaleh (Arabic: خربة غزالة also spelled Khirbet Ghazalah) is a town in the Daraa Governorate, roughly 17 kilometers northeast of Daraa adjacent to Da'el in the west and near Izra' to the north. It is situated on the main highway between Damascus and Amman. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics Khirbet Ghazaleh had a population of 16,240. Its inhabitants are predominantly Muslims.