Rif Dimaschq Governorate

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Rīf Dimašq / ریف دمشق
Rif Dimashq
Libanon Jordanien Saudi-Arabien Türkei Irak Israel Westjordanland (de-facto Israel - teils unter Verwaltung der palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde) Golanhöhen (de-facto Israel - von Syrien als Teil von Quneitra beansprucht) Quneitra Darʿā as-Suwaida Damaskus Rif Dimaschq Tartus Latakia al-Hasaka Idlib Hama ar-Raqqa Aleppo Deir ez-Zor HomsThe location of the province in Syria
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Basic data
Country Syria
Capital Damascus
surface 18,032 km²
Residents 1,409,520 (2006)
density 78 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 SY-RD

Coordinates: 33 ° 27 '  N , 37 ° 2'  E

Rif Dimaschq ( Arabic ریف دمشق, DMG Rīf Dimašq  'Damascus Land') is a governorate in southwest Syria . It has an area of ​​18,032 square kilometers and 1,409,520 residents. The capital is Damascus , which forms an independent government. The largest city in the Rif Dimaschq governorate is Duma with 114,761 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2006). Other major cities in this governorate are Darayya west of Damascus, Jaramana southeast of Damascus, Harasta and Irbin .

Geographical location

Rif Dimaschq borders in the southwest on the governorates of Quneitra , Dar'a and as-Suwaida , in the north and northeast on the Governorate of Homs , in the west on the Republic of Lebanon and in the south on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan . The Damascus Governorate is completely enclosed by the Rif Dimaschq Governorate.

Districts

The districts are:

Web links

Commons : Rif Dimaschq Gouvernement  - Collection of images, videos and audio files