Ar Rastan, Suriye Güncel Saati — GMT+3.

Al-Rastan is the third largest city in the Homs Governorate, located 25 kilometers (16 mi) north of its administrative capital Homs and 22 kilometers (14 mi) from Hama. Nearby localities include Talbiseh and al-Ghantu to the south, al-Zaafaraniyah and al-Mashrafah to the southeast, Murayj al-Durr to the northeast, Tumin to the north, Deir al-Fardis to the northwest and Kafr Nan and the Houla village cluster to the west. Ar-Rastan had a population of nearly 40,000 in 2004.

Distance-wise, Ar Rastan is closest to Dubai (~2,081 km), London (~3,456 km), Singapore (~7,847 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 14,116 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Ar Rastan sits inside Suriye — the Western Asia subregion, capital Damascus, languages Arabic, currency SYP (£).

Around Ar Rastan, the nearest mapped reference cities are Tallbīsah (10 km), Kafr Lāhā (22 km), Homs (23 km), Ḩamāh (23 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for GMT+3 planning.

Closest curated airport references from Ar Rastan: ALP Aleppo (146 km), DAM Damascus (170 km).

In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.