Map of Dārayyā, Syria

Dārayyā is a city in Rif-dimashq, Syria, with a population of about 71,596. It lies at 33.4584°N, 36.2326°E. Dārayyā is about 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Damascus, 8 km to the northeast.

Dārayyā at a glance

Where is Dārayyā?

• The 19th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Rif-dimashq on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 56 min on the shortest day to 14 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dārayyā

• Damascus — 8 km northeast
• Babīlā — 9 km east
• Jaramānā — 11 km east
• ‘Irbīn — 15 km northeast
• Ḩarastā — 17 km northeast
• At Tall — 18 km northeast
• Dūmā — 20 km northeast
• Zahlé — 53 km northwest, Lebanon
• Al Qunayţirah — 53 km southwest
• Nawá — 66 km south

Largest cities in Rif-dimashq

• Dūmā — 111,864
• Jaramānā — 99,999
• At Tall — 55,561
• Babīlā — 50,880
• An Nabk — 49,372
• ‘Irbīn — 42,474
• Yabrūd — 40,502
• Ḩarastā — 37,348

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.