Official Name: | Deir al-Adas |
Native Name: | دير العدس |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Daraa Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Al-Sanamayn District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Ghabaghib |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 3,273 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.1606°N 36.1244°W |
Elevation M: | 800 |
Website: | http://www.discover-syria.com/ |
Deir al-Adas (Arabic: دير العدس) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate. It is situated about 40 kilometers northwest of Daraa. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 3,723.[1]
The name literally means "Monastery of the Lentils ".
In 1838, Deir al-Adas was noted as a village in the el-Jeidur district.[2]
See also: Syrian civil war, Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022) and Daraa insurgency.
On 10 June 2022, eleven farmworkers were killed after a landmine exploded underneath their car in the village.[3] [4]