Izra

Izra
إِزْرَع
Izraa
Town
Church of Saint Elias
Church of Saint Elias
Map
Izra is located in Syria
Izra
Izra
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 32°50′43.45″N 36°14′59.48″E / 32.8454028°N 36.2498556°E / 32.8454028; 36.2498556
PAL267/253
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictIzra
SubdistrictIzra
Elevation
600 m (1,968 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total19,158
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Izra or Izraa (Arabic: إِزْرَع, romanizedIzraʿ) is a town in the Daraa Governorate of Syria, to the north of the city of Daraa. It is the administrative centre of the Izra District, and sits at an altitude of 599 metres. Izra had a population of 19,158 in 2004, according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).[1]