It is bounded on the south by the town of Saida, on the north by the city of Khirbet Ghazaleh and on the east by al-Ghariyah al-Sharqiyah.

They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 15,000 Ottoman silver coins.

[2] Like other towns in the Hauran plain, al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah is known for the diversity and density of their crops with the increase in the cultivation of olive.

A large number of al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah people are expatriates living in many Arab countries, especially the Persian Gulf states.

The town has basic services such as water, electricity and gas, but does not have many official facilities, only a municipal clinic to treat patients free of charge and give vaccines to children.