Al-Bakkar
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Not to be confused with Al-Bakkar Sharqi.
Village in Daraa, Syria
Al-Bakkar
البكار الغربي Al-Bakkar al-Gharbi | |
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Village | |
Al-Bakkar is located in Syria Al-Bakkar Al-Bakkar | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′41′′N 35°54′28′′E / 32.87806°N 35.90778°E / 32.87806; 35.90778 | |
| 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
[edit ]Civil War
[edit ]Main article: Syrian 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
[edit ]- Abu Hajar Mosque
References
[edit ]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2013年01月12日 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/
