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Damascus Governorate
مُحافظة دمشق
Governorate
Map of Syria with Damascus highlighted
Map of Syria with Damascus highlighted
Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°E / 33.513; 36.292
CountrySyria Syria
CapitalDamascus
Government
 • GovernorMohammad Tariq Kreishati[1]
Population
 (2022 est.)
 • Total2,503,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeSY-DI
Main language(s)Arabic

Damascus Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دمشق Muḥāfaẓat Dimashq) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. Completely surrounded by the Rif Dimashq Governorate, it consists only of the city of Damascus, the capital of Syria.

The governorate's area is around 107 km2, encompassing the area of the city of Damascus, while the population is around 2,503,000.

  1. ^ "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". SANA. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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