Al-Hirak
الحراك | |
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 Al-Hirak, Syria | |
  Al-Hirak | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′4″N 36°18′19″E / 32.75111°N 36.30528°E | |
| Grid position | 273/239; 271/239 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izra' |
| Subdistrict | Hirak |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 27,557 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Hirak (Arabic: الحراك also spelled al-Hrak or Herak) is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Izra' District of the Daraa Governorate. It is situated about 40 kilometers northeast of Daraa, and is surrounded by the towns of Maliha al-Gharbiyah to the east and Izra' to the northeast.
According to the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Hirak had a population of 20,760.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Muslims.[2] It is inhabited by clans originally from the Hejaz who arrived in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries and settled there, such as Al Zamil, Al Salamat and Abu Salem, all of which belong to the Anaza tribe.
Among its most important features is the ancient mosque, once a Christian monastery and before that a pagan temple for the worship of Baal, the sun god.
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith; in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Second appendix, B, p. 151