Rif Dimashq Govrenorate
Appearance
Rif Dimashq Govrenorate مُحافظة ريف دمشق | |
|---|---|
Map o Sirie wi Rif-dimashq heichlichtit | |
| Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′N 37°00′E / 33.5°N 37°E | |
| Kintra | |
| Caipital | n/a |
| Manatiq (Destricts) | 10 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18032 km2 (6,962 sq mi) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 2,273,074 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-RD |
| Main leid(s) | Arabic |
Rif Dimashq Govrenorate (Arabic: ريف دمشق, meanin "Damascus kintraside") is ane o the 14 govrenorates o Sirie. It is situatit in the soothwastren pairt o the kintra. It borders the govrenorates o Quneitra, Daraa an As-Suwayda in the soothwast, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the wast an Jordan in the sooth. The govrenorate completely surroonds the govrenorate o Damascus, which is an aa considered a caipital o Rif Dimashq. It haes an aurie o 17,654 km² an a population o 2,487,000 (2007 estimate).
Destricts
[eedit | edit soorce]Template:Rif Dimashq Labelled Map The govrenorate is dividit intae 10 destricts (manatiq):
| Destricts | Population (Census 2004) |
|---|---|
| Markaz Rif Dimashq | 837,804 |
| Duma | 433,719 |
| Al-Qutayfah | 119,283 |
| Al-Tall | 115,937 |
| Yabrud | 48,370 |
| Al-Nabk | 80,001 |
| Zabadani | 105,342 |
| Qatana | 207,245 |
| Darayya | 260,961 |
| Qudsaya | 64,412 |
| Total Govrenorate | 2,273,074 |
These are further dividit intae 36 sub-destricts (nawahi).
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- SANA Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine