Daraa

Daraa (Arabic: درعا‎), an aw Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera, an Derʿā ("fortress", compare Dura-Europos), is a ceety in soothwastren Sirie, near the border wi Jordan, wi a population o approximately 77,203.^[3] It is the caipital o Daraa Govrenorate, historically pairt o the auncient Hauran region. The ceety is locatit aboot 100 kilometres (62 mi) sooth o Damascus on the Damascus-Amman heich-gate, an is uised as a stoppin station for travelers.

Daraa درعا
Daraa
Coordinates: 32°37′N 36°6′E
Kintra	Sirie
Govrenorate	Daraa Govrenorate
Destrict	Daraa Destrict
Nahiya	Daraa
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Mohammad Khaled al-Hannus[1]
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population  (2004 census)[2]
• City	97,969
• Metro	146,481
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)	15

Daraa is an auncient ceety datin back tae the Canaanites. It wis mentioned in Egyptian hieroglyphic tablets at the time o the Pharaoh Thutmose III atween 1490 an 1436 BC. It wis kent in those days as the ceety o Atharaa, an wis later mentioned in the Auld Testament as Edrei in the Kinrick o Baushan. Locatit in the ceety itsel are a few ruins includin caves an auncient dwellins, a Roman amphitheater, an the auld Oumari Mosque which is o some airchitectural significance, datin back tae the Umayyad an Ayyubid eras.

Climate

Climate data for Dara'a
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average heich °C (°F)	13.3 (55.9)	14.7 (58.5)	18.0 (64.4)	23.6 (74.5)	28.5 (83.3)	31.3 (88.3)	32.6 (90.7)	32.6 (90.7)	31.3 (88.3)	27.8 (82.0)	21.0 (69.8)	15.2 (59.4)	24.2 (75.5)
Average law °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	4.0 (39.2)	6.0 (42.8)	9.3 (48.7)	12.5 (54.5)	15.8 (60.4)	18.3 (64.9)	18.6 (65.5)	16.5 (61.7)	12.8 (55.0)	7.8 (46.0)	4.6 (40.3)	10.8 (51.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	60.9 (2.40)	49.4 (1.94)	42.3 (1.67)	15.2 (0.60)	3.4 (0.13)	1.0 (0.04)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.4 (0.02)	9.4 (0.37)	22.9 (0.90)	45.9 (1.81)	250.8 (9.88)
Average precipitation days	10	11	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	8	48
Source: World Meteorological Organization