Rif Dimashq Governorate

Rif Dimaschq (Arabic ریف دمشق, DMG Dimašq RIF ) is a province in the south west of Syria and translates around Damascus. It has an area of ​​18,032 square kilometers and a population of 1,409,520. Capital is Damascus, which forms an independent governorate. Largest city in the province Rif Dimaschq is Duma with 114 761 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2006). Other cities in this Gouvernemt are Daraija west of Damascus, Dscharamana southeast of Damascus, Harasta al - Basal and heiress.

Geographical Location

Rif Dimaschq bordered on the southwest by the Gouvernemente Quneitra, Daraa and al- Suwayda, the north and north east by the province of Homs, on the west by the Republic of Lebanon and on the south by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The capital Damascus is completely surrounded by the province Rif Dimaschq.

Districts

The districts are:

  • Al - Qutayfah
  • To - Nabk
  • Daraija
  • Markaz Rif Dimaschq
  • Duma
  • Qatana
  • Yabrud
  • Zabadani

Aleppo | Dara | Deir ez- Zor | Hama | al -Hasakah | Homs | Idlib | Latakia | Madinat Dimaschq | Quneitra | ar - Raqqa | Rif Dimaschq | as- Suwayda | Tartus

33.4537.03Koordinaten: 33 ° 27 'N, 37 ° 2' O

  • Governorate in Syria
  • Province Rif Dimaschq
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