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Background
Adra Prison (Arabic: سج٠عدرا) is a prison in Syria, on the northeast outskirts of Damascus. Political prisoners are held in the prison, along with a mixture of civil prisoners such as traffic offenders, murderers, and drug dealers. In 2014, the prison held more than 7,000 inmates, a dozen of them women, in space designed for 2,500. The Washington Post referred to the prison as "infamous".
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Practical info
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Notable inmates
- Kamal al-Labwani1957 · politician
Kamal al-Labwani (Arabic: Ù٠ا٠اÙÙبÙاÙÙ; born October 10, 1957, in Zabadani, Syria) is a Syrian doctor and artist, known for being imprisoned for several years by Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Bassel Khartabil1981–2015 · software developerBassel Khartabil (Arabic: باس٠خرطبÙÙ; 22 May 1981 â 3 October 2015), also known as Bassel Safadi (باس٠صÙدÙ), was a Palestinian-Syrian open-source software developer.
Ragheed al-Tatari1954 · fighter pilotRagheed Ahmed al-Tatari (Arabic: رغÙد Ø£Ø٠د اÙططرÙ; born 25 December 1954) is a former military aviator from Syria, recognized as the longest-serving political prisoner in the country.
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q4684676)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Adra Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/adra-prison
Chicago
"Adra Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/adra-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-adra-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Adra Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/adra-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}