Tafas is a town located in southern Syria within the Daraa Governorate. It is situated north of the city of Daraa and is surrounded by several nearby localities, including al-Shaykh Saad and Nawa to the north, Da'el, Abtaa, and al-Shaykh Maskin to the northeast, Saham al-Jawlan and Adwan to the northwest, and Muzayrib to the southwest.
According to data from the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 32,236 during the 2004 census. The inhabitants of Tafas are predominantly Sunni Muslim.