Official Name: | Serghaya |
Other Name: | Sirghaya |
Native Name: | سرغايا |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Rif Dimashq |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Zabadani |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Serghaya |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 7501 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 33.7833°N 44°W |
Elevation M: | 1446 |
Area Code: | 11 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Csb |
Serghaya or Sirghaya (Arabic: سرغايا|Saraghāyā) is a small town located in the Damascus countryside in south west Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Serghaya had a population of 7,501 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
It is 60km (40miles) from Damascus and 1446m (4,744feet) above sea level. It is at the foot of the Anti-Lebanon Mountain. Serghaya has a moderate climate with a temperature that varies from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius all summer season and cold climate with temperature varies from -5 up to 10 all winter when snow covers the land and mountain.
It is connected to Damascus via Al-Zabadani and also has old rail reaches to Beirut via Riyaq (or Rayak), Bekaa.
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In Serghaya, there is a cool summer Mediterranean climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csc. The average annual temperature in Serghaya is 11.5°C. About 583mm of precipitation falls annually.
Economy for this town is based on agricultural activities and the main crops are apple, cherry, pear, peach and apricot.