Tasil
Tasil (Arabic: تسيل, also spelled Tsil) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izra District of the Daraa Governorate. Nearby localities include Nawa to the northeast, Adwan and al-Shaykh Saad to the east, Jalin and Tafas to the south, Saham al-Jawlan to the southwest and Saida and the Golan Heights to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tasil had a population of 15,985 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of three localities with a combined population of 17,778 in 2004.
Tasil
تسيل | |
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Town | |
Tasil | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′7″N 35°58′17″E | |
| Grid position | 241/249 PAL |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | 'Izra |
| Subdistrict | Tasil |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 15,985 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is situated on an elevation of 1,722 feet (525 meters) above sea level surrounded by extensive tracts of arable, but stony land.
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