Darayya
| Darayya داريا |
|
|---|---|
 Darayya
|
|
| Coordinates: 33°27′N 36°15′E / 33.450°N 36.250°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Darayya District |
| Nahiyah | Darayya |
| Elevation | 689 m (2,260 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 78,763 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Darayya (Arabic: داريا) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Rif Dimashq. Darayya has an altitude of 689 meters. It has a population of 75,134 as of 2004, making it the 19th largest city per geographical entity in Syria. It is sometimes regarded as a suburb of Damascus.[1] Patriarch Gregory III Laham, the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church was born here in 15 December 1933 as Lutfy Laham.
Syrian civil war [edit]
During the civil war the city was captured by militants from the Al-Qaeda-related group Jabhat al-Nusra.[when?] It was captured twice by the Syrian army forces: in the end of August 2012[2] and on 4 January 2013,[3] but in April 2013, fighting continued in the city.[4] Between 20th and 25th August 2012 there happened the Darayya massacre, in which 400-500 people were killed. Responsibility for the massacre remains uncertain.
As of May 2013 there was a Russian-Abkhazian TV crew based in Darayya. The war correspondents were from the Abkhazian Network News Agency (ANNA), providing live footage of their Syrian Army fight against the rebels.[5] Sergey Berezhnoy, a Russian judge and a volunteer reporter for ANNA News, was wounded there by an anti-government sniper in January 2013.[6][7]
References [edit]
- ^ "Syria: Helicopter crashes in Damascus". BBC News. 2012-08-27.
- ^ Сирия пересчитывает расстрелянных (Коммерсантъ, 27 августа 2012)
- ^ Сирийские войска вытеснили боевиков с юго-запада Дамаска (Russian)
- ^ Эвакуация раненого солдата под Дамаском
- ^ ANNA News
- ^ Российский волонтер ранен в Сирии
- ^ Vacation on Syria’s Front Lines Goes Wrong for Russian Judge
External links [edit]
- Daraya, Rif Dimashq Video of bombardment of Darayya during the Syrian civil war - YouTube.
Coordinates: 33°27′N 36°15′E / 33.450°N 36.250°E
 |
This Syria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
