Damascus Governorate

Damascus Governorate
Damascus Governorate
مُحافظة دمشق
—  Governorate  —
Map of Syria with Damascus highlighted
Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°E / 33.513; 36.292Coordinates: 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°E / 33.513; 36.292
Country  Syria
Capital Damascus
Population (2007)
 - Total 3,500,000
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code SY-DI
Main language(s) Arabic

Damascus Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دمشق‎) is one of the 14 governorates (provinces) of Syria and consists of only the city of Damascus and the suburb of Yarmouk.


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