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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harasta canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringConflict |
Syrian government forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateCode | RD ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | حرستا NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center of Harasta Subdistrict
ⓘ
residential suburb of Damascus ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnectionTo |
Damascus city center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rif Dimashq Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Damascus–Homs highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| nearbyLocality |
Arbin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douma NERFINISHED ⓘ Ein Tarma NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamalka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Ghouta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDistrict | Markaz Rif Dimashq District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfGovernorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Greater Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSubdistrict | Harasta Subdistrict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 34000 ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| preWarEconomyActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
services ⓘ small-scale industry ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Syrian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recaptureYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| suburbOf | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffered |
civilian displacement
ⓘ
extensive destruction of infrastructure ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +3 ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Battle of Harasta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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