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	Damascus
Manatiq (Districts)	9
Area
– Total	18,032 km2 (6,962.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)(excluding City of Damascus)
– Total	2,744,000
– Density	152.2/km2 (394.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	SY-RD
Main language(s)	Arabic

Rif Dimashq (Arabic: ريف دمشق‎ Rif Dimašq, English: Damascus Countryside) 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 separate Governorate of Damascus, which also contains the administrative headquarters of Rif Dimashq. It has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,744,000 (estimated at the end of 2010).

Districts

The governorate is divided into nine districts (manatiq):

The Districts of Rif Dimashq Governorate

Districts	Population (Census 2004)
Markaz Rif Dimashq	902,216
Duma	433,719
al-Qutayfah	119,283
al-Tall	115,937
Yabrud	48,370
an-Nabk	80,001
az-Zabadan	105,342
Qatana	207,245
Darayya	260,961
Total Governorate	2,273,074

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

Al-Qutayfah

Markaz
Rif Dimashq

Al-Nabk

Al-Tall

Darayya

Duma

Qatana

Yabrud

Zabadani

References

• SANA