Busra al-Harir

Busra al-Harir (Arabic: بصر الحرير Buṣra al-Ḥarīr, also spelled Busr al-Hariri, Basr al-Harir, Busra Hariri) is a town in southern Syria, part of the Daraa Governorate situated in the Hauran plain. It is located northeast of Daraa and northwest of as-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Maliha al-Atash to the southeast, al-Shaykh Maskin to the east, Izra to the northeast, Harran to the northwest, Najran to the west, al-Mazraa to the southwest and Nahitah to the south. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Busra al-Harir had a population of 13,315.

Busra al-Harir
بصرالحرير
Village
Busra al-Harir
Coordinates: 32°50′33″N 36°20′24″E
Grid position275/250
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictIzra
SubdistrictIzra'
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total13,315
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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