Harasta (Arabic: حرستا, romanized: Ḥarastā, Syriac: ܚܪܣܬܐ, romanized: Ḥarastā), also known as Harasta al-Basal or Hirista, is a town and northeastern suburb of Damascus, Rif Dimashq, Syria.

During the Syrian Civil War, it was one of the earliest rebel-held cities in Syria (see Battle of Douma and Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011–March 2012)).

Before the war, Harasta had been home to the 104th and 105th Republican Guard regiments and has a high population of Alawites in the suburbs,[2] although it was a site of several anti-government protests in 2011.

[2] In August 2013 it was reported under rebel control with government advances on key points in the town.

[11][12][13] Territory in Harasta changed hands repeatedly during the Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015).