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Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah

Town in Daraa Governorate, Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah
الغارية الشرقية
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Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah is located in Syria
Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah
Al-Ghariyah ash-Sharqiyah
Location within Syria
Coordinates: 32°40′42″N 36°15′29″E
PAL232/268
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa Governorate
DistrictDaraa District
NahiyahKhirbet Ghazaleh
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
11,945
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
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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.

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