Hit, Daraa Governorate
Hit
حيط Heit, Hayt | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′15″N 35°54′44″E / 32.75417°N 35.91222°E | |
| Grid position | 235/239 PAL |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Shajara |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 3,956 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hit (حيط; also transliterated Heit or Hayt) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 3,956 in the 2004 census. The village sits by the confluence of the Allan and Ehreir streams, overlooking the deep gorge where the streams meet. It is near the approaches to the Yarmuk river, which represents the border between Syria and Jordan.