Harasta

Harasta (, ), also known as Harasta al-Basal or Hirista, is a town and northeastern suburb of Damascus, Rif Dimashq, Syria. Harasta has an altitude of 702 meters. It has a population of 34,184 , making it the 43rd largest city per geographical entity in Syria.

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Place details

Locality: حرستا
Region: محافظة ريف دمشق
Country: سوريا
Population: 37,348
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Harasta
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rif Dimashq Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Duma District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdisrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Harasta
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2007
Settlement.population_total: 34,184
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Official name: حرستا البصل
Country: Syria
Located in: Harasta Subdistrict
Population: 45974
Elevation: 702
Time zone: UTC+03:00

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native label: حرستا البصل
P12749: Paderborn District

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