al-Hajar al-Aswad

This article refers to the location in Syria. For the black stone on the Kaaba, see Black Stone (Mecca) .

al-Ḥaǧar al-Aswad  /الحجر الأسود al-Hajar al-Aswad
al-Hajar al-Aswad
Coordinates	33 ° 28 ′  N , 36 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 28 ′  N , 36 ° 18 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	Daraja district
Residents	96,419 (2007)

Al-Hajar al-Aswad ( Arabic الحجر الأسود, DMG al-Ḥaǧar al-Aswad  'the black stone') is a Syrian city ​​close to the Lebanese border in the south of the country.

Administratively, the city belongs to the national governorate of Rif Dimashq and the district of Darayya . Al-Hajar al-Aswad has a total population of 96,419 (as of 2007), which makes it the thirteenth largest geographical entity in all of Syria.