Map of Ḩarastā, Syria

Ḩarastā is a city in Rif-dimashq, Syria, with a population of about 37,348. It lies at 33.5587°N, 36.3651°E. Ḩarastā is about 9 km (5 mi) northeast of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is ‘Irbīn, 2 km to the south.

Ḩarastā at a glance

Where is Ḩarastā?

• The 43rd largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 9th largest city in Rif-dimashq on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 55 min on the shortest day to 14 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ḩarastā

• ‘Irbīn — 2 km south
• Dūmā — 4 km northeast
• At Tall — 8 km northwest
• Jaramānā — 8 km south
• Damascus — 9 km southwest
• Babīlā — 10 km south
• Dārayyā — 17 km southwest
• Yabrūd — 53 km northeast
• Zahlé — 53 km northwest, Lebanon
• An Nabk — 62 km northeast

Largest cities in Rif-dimashq

• Dūmā — 111,864
• Jaramānā — 99,999
• Dārayyā — 71,596
• At Tall — 55,561
• Babīlā — 50,880
• An Nabk — 49,372
• ‘Irbīn — 42,474
• Yabrūd — 40,502

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.