Deir al-Adas

Not to be confused with Jerusalem's Deir al-ʿAdas (St. Nicodemus Monastery).

Deir al-Adas (Arabic: دير العدس Dayr al-ʿAdas) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate. It is situated about 40 kilometers northwest of Daraa. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 3,723.^[1]

Deir al-Adas دير العدس
Village
Deir al-Adas with Mount Hermon in the background
Deir al-Adas
Coordinates: 33°9′38″N 36°7′28″E
Grid position	255/285 PAL
Country	Syria
Governorate	Daraa Governorate
District	Al-Sanamayn District
Nahiyah	Ghabaghib
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population  (2004 census)
• Total	3,273
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	http://www.discover-syria.com/

The name literally means "Monastery (deir) of the Lentils (al-ʿadas)".

History

In 1838, Deir al-Adas was noted as a village in the el-Jeidur district.^[2]

Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war, Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022), and Daraa insurgency

On 10 June 2022, eleven farmworkers were killed after a landmine exploded underneath their car in the village.^[3][4]

See also

• Hauran