Al-Bakkar

Al-Bakkar is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izraa District in the Daraa Governorate. According to the Central [Bureau of Statistics |Syria Central Bureau of Statistics], al-Bakkar had a population of 833 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

History

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.
During the Israeli [invasion of Syria |Israeli invasion in Syria], the vicinity of al-Bakkar village was among the areas affected.

Religious buildings

Abu Hajar Mosque