Rasas

Rasas
رساس
Rsas
Village
Rasas is located in Syria
Rasas
Rasas
Coordinates: 32°38′34″N 36°34′26″E / 32.64278°N 36.57389°E / 32.64278; 36.57389
Grid position297/228
Country Syria
Governorateas-Suwayda
Districtas-Suwayda
Subdistrictas-Suwayda
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,332
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rasas (Arabic: رساس, also spelled Rsas) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located south of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include 'Ira to the southwest, Sahwat Bilata to the east, al-Ruha to the northeast and Umm Walad to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rasas had a population of 3,332 in the 2004 census.[1]