Deir al-Bukht
دير البخت | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°8′49″N 36°11′25″E / 33.14694°N 36.19028°E | |
Grid position | 261/283 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
District | al-Sanamayn District |
Nahiyah | Ghabaghib |
Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 5,381 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Deir al-Bukht (Arabic: دير البخت, also spelled Deir al-Bukhit or Dayr al-Bakht) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Sanamayn District of the Daraa Governorate located north of Daraa. It is situated about 63 kilometers south of the capital Damascus. Nearby localities include al-Sanamayn to the south, Kafr Shams to the southwest, Deir al-Adas to the west, Ghabaghib to the northeast, Muthabin to the east and Jabab to the southeast. In the 2004 census by the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir al-Bukht had a population of 5,381.[1]