Al-Masmiyah

Al-Masmiyah
المسمية
Musmiyeh
Mesmiyeh
Town
Al-Mismiyah
19th-century drawing of interior space of the Roman temple ("Praetorium") in al-Masmiyah[1]
19th-century drawing of interior space of the Roman temple ("Praetorium") in al-Masmiyah[1]
Al-Masmiyah is located in Syria
Al-Masmiyah
Al-Masmiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°7′45″N 36°23′38″E / 33.12917°N 36.39389°E / 33.12917; 36.39389
Grid position280/281 PAL
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
Districtal-Sanamayn
Subdistrictal-Masmiyah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,498
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Al-Masmiyah (Arabic: المسمية, also spelled Musmiyeh, Mesmiyeh, Mismiya, Mismia and Musmeih) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa in the al-Sanamayn District. Nearby localities include Jabab and Muthabin to the west, Ghabaghib to the northeast, Jubb al-Safa to the north, Burraq to the northeast, Khalkhalah and al-Surah al-Saghirah to the southeast and Dama to the south.[2]

  1. ^ Sturgis (1907), p. 291.
  2. ^ Mismiyah Map. Mapcarta. Map depicts al-Masmiyah and nearby localities.