Deir al-Adas

Deir al-Adas (Arabic: دير العدس Dayr al-ʿAdas) 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 (deir) of the Lentils (al-ʿadas)".

History

In 1838, Deir al-Adas was noted as a village in the el-Jeidur district.^[2]

Syrian Civil War

On 10 June 2022, eleven farmworkers were killed after a landmine exploded underneath their car in the village.^[3]^[4]

References

^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 149
^ "Five civilians killed in mine explosion in Syria's Deraa". TheNationalNews.com. 10 June 2022.
^ "Landmine explosion | 11 people, including five children under 18, killed north of Daraa". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 11 June 2022.

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

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