Al-Shajara
الشجرة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Al-Shajara | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′18″N 35°52′59″E / 32.77167°N 35.88306°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Al-Shajara |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 6,567 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Shajara (Arabic: الشجرة, also spelled ash-Shajarah) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located west of Daraa, in between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Jordan. Nearby localities include Saham al-Jawlan to the east, Nafia to the north, Jamla to the northwest and Beit Ara to the southwest. The village center has an elevation of 410 meters (1,350 ft) above sea level.[2]
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Shajara had a population of 6,567 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Shajara nahiyah (subdistrict) which consisted of 17 localities with a combined population of 34,206 in 2004.[1]
- ^ a b "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Schumacher 1886, p. 90.