Darayya

Darayya () is a suburb of Damascus in Syria, the centre of Darayya lying south-west of the centre of Damascus. Administratively it belongs to Rif Dimashq.

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Place details

Locality: داريا
Region: محافظة ريف دمشق
Country: سوريا
Population: 71,596
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Darayya
Settlement.native_name: داريا
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.image_skyline: ISS013-E-75037 - View of Syria - Darayya - Ashrafiyat Sahnaya (cropped).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Darayya, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya and Sahnaya
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label: Darayya
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rif Dimashq
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Darayya
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Darayya
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population: 84044
Elevation: 689
Image: Fog in Darayya.jpg

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native label: داريا
Commons category: Darayya
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History
Syrian civil war
Demographics
Climate
Notable residents
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Darayya () is a suburb of Damascus in Syria, the centre of Darayya lying south-west of the centre of Damascus. Administratively it belongs to Rif Dimashq.

== History == Darayya is one of the oldest cities in Syria, reportedly the place where Paul the Apostle had his conversion (30s AD), "on Damascus road".