Darayya

Government

Darayya, also Daraja, (Arabic داريا ) is a city in the province Rif Dimaschq in Syria. It is a suburb of Damascus.

History

During the civil war in Syria, the city was repeatedly the scene of heavy fighting. There were reports that were executed in a massacre in August 2012 200-320 people of the Syrian army.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Gregory III. Laham (* 1933) Patriarch
Guberniya Rif Dimashq Governorate
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