Al-Bakkar
Al-Bakkar
البكار الغربي Al-Bakkar al-Gharbi | |
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Village | |
Al-Bakkar | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′41″N 35°54′28″E / 32.87806°N 35.90778°E | |
| PAL | 235/253 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izraa |
| Subdistrict | Tasil |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 833 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Bakkar (Arabic: البكار) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izraa District in the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bakkar had a population of 833 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
History
Civil War
On 28 September 2021, Syrian Army units reinforced their positions in several villages of Daraa’s countryside after settlement agreements, including in al-Bakkar, where militants, wanted persons, and deserters handed over weapons and had their status regularized.[2][3]
During the Israeli invasion in Syria, the vicinity of al-Bakkar village was among the areas affected.[4]
Religious buildings
- Abu Hajar Mosque
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ https://archive.sana.sy/en/?p=249711
- ^ https://archive.sana.sy/en/?p=249926
- ^ https://news.snhr.org/2025/03/05/ten-incursions-by-israeli-occupation-forces-in-quneitra-and-daraa-governorates-recorded-within-a-week/