Daraa (Arabic: دَرْعَا, romanized: Darʿā, Levantine Arabic: is a city in southwestern Syria, located about 13 kilometres north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. The city is located about 90 kilometres south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, and is used as a stopping station for travelers. Nearby localities include Umm al-Mayazen and Nasib to the southeast, al-Naimah to the east, Ataman to the north, al-Yaduda to the northwest and Ramtha, Jordan, to the southwest.