Beit Ara
بيت أرة Beit Irah, Beit Arrah | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 35°49′27″E / 32.77944°N 35.82417°E | |
Grid position | 229/240 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa |
District | Daraa |
Subdistrict | Shajara |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,878 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Beit Ara (Arabic: بيت أرة, also transliterated Beit Irah or Beit Arra) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located west of Daraa. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Ara had a population of 1,878 in the 2004 census.[1] It is situated 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) north of the Yarmuk River (border of Syria and Jordan) and 22 kilometers (14 mi) south of Tafas.[2]