Rif Dimashq Governorate

Rif Dimashq Governorate مُحافظة ريف دمشق
—  Governorate  —
Map of Syria with Rif-dimashq highlighted
Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′N 37°00′E / 33.5°N 37°E / 33.5; 37Coordinates: 33°30′N 37°00′E / 33.5°N 37°E / 33.5; 37
Country	Syria
Capital	Douma
Manatiq (Districts)	10
Area
• Total	18,032 km2 (6,962 sq mi)
Population (2004 census)
• Total	2,273,074
• Density	Bad rounding here130/km2 (Bad rounding here330/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	SY-RD
Main language(s)	Arabic

Rif Dimashq Governorate (Arabic: محافظة ريف دمشق‎ Muḥāfaẓat Rīf Dimashq, literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus") is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra, Daraa and al-Suwayda (comprising the historic Hauran region) in the southwest, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the west and Jordan in the south.

The Governorate completely surrounds the city-governorate of Damascus, which is home to the administrative headquarters of Rif Dimashq. It has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,273,074 (2004 census).^[1]

Districts [edit]

The governorate is divided into nine districts (manatiq):

These are further divided into 36 sub-districts (nawahi).

Al-Qutayfah

Markaz
Rif Dimashq

Al-Nabk

Al-Tall

Darayya

Duma

Qatana

Yabrud

Zabadani

References [edit]

			Homs Governorate
	Quneitra Governorate
		Rif Dimashq Governorate
	Daraa Governorate	As-Suwayda Governorate	Mafraq Governorate

v t e Governorates of Syria Al-Hasakah Aleppo Damascus Daraa Deir ez-Zor Hama Homs Idlib Latakia Quneitra Ar-Raqqah Rif Dimashq As-Suwayda Tartus

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