Dārayyā
in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria
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Damascus International Airport (17 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (40 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (50 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (50 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (76 mi) - Haifa International Airport (82 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (104 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (121 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (127 mi)
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (135 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 6 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.458 and 36.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 27' 30" and E 36° 13' 57"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - SYP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, French, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:15 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 4:29 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Syria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Syria. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Dārayyā
Dārayyā in Rif-dimashq Governorate with it's 71,596 citizens is a city in Syria a little south-west of Damascus, the country's capital city.
Local time in Dārayyā is now 01:15 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Damascus with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Dārayyā, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Syria is Damascus International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Syria is Ancient City of Damascus in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), North-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sahnaiya, Al Hajar al Aswad, Damascus, Qadsayya and Babila. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 40% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SEMIRAMIS
FOUR SEASONS DAMASCUS
QUEEN CENTRE ARJAAN BY ROTANA
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Revolutionary Youth Union
Revolutionary Youth Union is the youth organization of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Syria. The chairman of the organisation is Dr. Adnan Arbash. Joining organisation starts mostly within the year 10 at schools and it is the partisan's track for active membership in the Ba'ath Party after – at least – 3 years of ideological preparation. RYU publishes al-Maseera newspaper and manage a nation-wide properties and investments (e.g. backpacker hostels).
Darayya
Darayya is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Rif Dimashq. Darayya has an altitude of 689 meters. It has a population of 75,134 as of 2004, making it the 19th largest city per geographical entity in Syria. It is sometimes regarded as a suburb of Damascus. Patriarch Gregory III Laham, the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church was born here in 15 December 1933 as Lutfy Laham.
Darayya District
Darayya District is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. At the 2004 officical census, the district had a population of 260,961. The centre of the district is the city of Darayya.
1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid
The 1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid was an aerial strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on October 9, 1973, the fourth day of the Yom Kippur War. Following a strike by Syrian surface-to-surface missiles against settlements and installations in northern Israel, seven F-4 Phantom IIs from 119 Squadron attacked the Syrian General Staff Headquarters (GHQ) and adjacent buildings in downtown Damascus.
1973 al-Mazzah Airport Raid
The 1973 al-Mazzah Airport Raid took place on October 13, 1973 and was one of a series of bombing raids carried out by the Israeli Air Force deep inside Syria during the Yom Kippur War. Following the attack, a battle erupted between the IDF and Syrian forces, as the IDF attempted to rescue a pilot and a navigator who ejected from their F-4 Phantom II during the raid.
Darayya massacre
The Darayya massacre was a reported massacre that happenened between 20 and 25 August 2012 in the town of Darayya in the Rif Dimashq province of Syria, during the Syrian civil war.
These districts belong to Dārayyā.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Dārayyā.
- Mazzah Sittah wa Thamanun
- Al Mustafa
- Al `Assali
- Dummar al Gharbiyah
- Al Madinah al Jadidah
- Kafr Sousa
- Al Madinah al Jami`iyah
- Ar Rabwah
- Bab Misr
- An Naqb
- Al Jalil
- Al Karmal
- An Nasirah
- Al Falujah
- Bi'r as Sab`
- Maydan Wastani
- Al Karamah
- Al Murabit
- Al `Urubah
- Al Baytar
- Tabariya
- At Tayaminah
- Al Mastabah
- Al Quds
- Al Quwayr
- Kafr Qasim
- Az Zuhur
- Shura
- Dummar ash Sharqiyah
- Al Madaris
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Dārayyā.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Dāreiya, Dâraiya, Deraya, Daraya, Daraye, Dārayyah, Dārayyā, Dārayā, داريّا, Дарайе
