Jasim
جاسم | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 32°58′N 36°4′E / 32.967°N 36.067°E | |
Grid position | 249/266 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa |
District | 'Izra |
Subdistrict | Jasim |
Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 31,683 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jasim (Arabic: جاسم, also spelled Jasem) is a small city in the Izra' District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is located 41 kilometers north of Daraa and is near the towns of Nawa to the south, Kafr Shams to the north, Inkhil to the northeast and al-Harra to the northwest. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jasim had a population of 31,683.[1]