Harasta

Harasta, also known as Harasta al-Basal or Hirista, is a town and northeastern suburb of , Rif Dimashq, . Harasta has an altitude of 702 meters.
  • City with about 46,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 700 metres (2,300 feet)
  • Description: City in Syria
  • Also known as
    “Arasta Bassal”
    “Ḩarastā al Başal”
    “Harasta el Bassal”
    “Harastah al Başal”
    “Ḩiristā”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irbin and Mudeira.
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Latitude
33.55774° or 33° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
36.36682° or 36° 22′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G5RH958+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Harasta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حرستا”
  • Armenian: “Հառասթա”
  • Asturian: “Harasta”
  • Catalan: “Harasta”
  • Cebuano: “Ḩarastā”
  • Central Kurdish: “حەرەستا”
  • Chinese: “哈拉斯塔”
  • Czech: “Harastá”
  • Dutch: “Harasta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حرستا”
  • Esperanto: “Harasta”
  • French: “Harasta”
  • German: “Ḥarastā”
  • German: “حرستا‎”
  • Hebrew: “חרסתא”
  • Japanese: “ハラスター”
  • Korean: “하라스타”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Harasta”
  • Persian: “حرستا”
  • Polish: “Harasta”
  • Portuguese: “Harasta”
  • Russian: “Хараста-эль-Басаль”
  • Russian: “Хараста”
  • Scots: “Harasta”
  • Spanish: “Harasta”
  • Swedish: “Ḩarastā”
  • Turkish: “Harasta”
  • Ukrainian: “Хараста”
  • Urdu: “حرستا”
  • Vietnamese: “Harasta”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al-Zahle and Al Ajami.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mosque of Omar and Mosque of AlHusn.

Syria: Highlights

Learn more about Damascus and Aleppo.
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