Izra
Sign in to saveIzraa or Izra () is a city in the Daraa Governorate of Syria, to the north of the city of Daraa. It is the administrative centre of the Izraa District, and sits at an altitude of 599 metres. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Izraa had a population of 19,158 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 21 localities with a combined population of 56,760 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, while Christians constitute a large minority.
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Place details
- Locality
- ازرع
- Region
- محافظة درعا
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 13,882
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Izraa
- Settlement.native_name
- إِزْرَع
- Settlement.other_name
- Izra
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Basilica of Saint George, Izra.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Basilica of Saint George
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Daraa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Izraa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- إزرع
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Izra' Subdistrict
- Population
- +19158
- Elevation
- +599
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Izra District
- Image
- Basilica of Saint George, Izra.jpg
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- Geography
- Landscape
- Climate
- Demographics
- Religious buildings
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- References
- Bibliography
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Izraa or Izra () is a city in the Daraa Governorate of Syria, to the north of the city of Daraa. It is the administrative centre of the Izraa District, and sits at an altitude of 599 metres. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Izraa had a population of 19,158 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 21 localities with a combined population of 56,760 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, while Christians constitute a large minority.
==History== thumb|left|Traditional house in Izraa Izraa was a Canaanite city mentioned in the Bible as Zorava, Zorowa or Zorabene. Located 80 km south of Damascus in the northern section of the Province of Daraa, its name appears in the Tell Amarna letters, documents which were exchanged between the Egyptian and Syrian rulers in 1334 B.C. Ancient inscriptions left by the Romans after their occupation of the Bashan area evidence the importance of the city.