Al-Masmiyah

Al-Masmiyah (Arabic: المسمية, also spelled Musmiyeh, Mesmiyeh, Mismiya, Mismia and Musmeih) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa in the al-Sanamayn District. Nearby localities include Jabab and Muthabin to the west, Ghabaghib to the northeast, Jubb al-Safa to the north, Burraq to the northeast, Khalkhalah and al-Surah al-Saghirah to the southeast and Dama to the south.

Al-Masmiyah
المسمية
Musmiyeh
Mesmiyeh
Town
Al-Mismiyah
19th-century drawing of interior space of the Roman temple ("Praetorium") in al-Masmiyah
Al-Masmiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°7′45″N 36°23′38″E
Grid position280/281 PAL
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
Districtal-Sanamayn
Subdistrictal-Masmiyah
Population
 (2004)
  Total1,498
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3
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