Harasta

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Harasta is a town and suburb of Damascus in southwestern Syria that gained prominence as a significant site of conflict during the Syrian civil war.

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Label Occurrences
Harasta canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
controlledByDuringConflict Syrian government forces
linked to: Syrian Armed Forces

rebel groups
country Syria
elevation approximately 700 meters above sea level
experienced heavy shelling during Syrian civil war
siege during Syrian civil war
governorateCapital Damascus
governorateCode RD
hasArabicName حرستا
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasFunction administrative center of Harasta Subdistrict
residential suburb of Damascus
hasRoadConnectionTo Damascus city center
linked to: Damascus

Homs
languageMajority Arabic
locatedIn Rif Dimashq Governorate
locatedInRegion southwestern Syria
linked to: southern Syria
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedNear Damascus
locatedOn Damascus–Homs highway
majorReligion Islam
nearbyLocality Arbin
Douma
Ein Tarma
Zamalka
partOf Eastern Ghouta
partOfDistrict Markaz Rif Dimashq District
partOfGovernorate Rif Dimashq Governorate
partOfMetropolitanArea Greater Damascus
linked to: Damascus
partOfSubdistrict Harasta Subdistrict
population approximately 34000
populationCensusYear 2004
preWarEconomyActivity commerce
services
small-scale industry
recapturedBy Syrian government
recaptureYear 2018
suburbOf Damascus
suffered civilian displacement
extensive destruction of infrastructure
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3
wasSiteOf Battle of Harasta
Syrian civil war
linked to: Syrian Civil War

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