Markaz Rif Dimashq District ( Arabic : منطقة مركز ريف دمشق , romanized : manṭiqat Markaz Rif Dimašq ) or Damascus Central Countryside District is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria .
5-528: Markaz Rif Dimashq is located south of the Damascus Governorate covering the southeastern outskirts of metropolitan Damascus . With most administrative buildings being located in Damascus, the district has no official administrative centre . With a population of 136,427 inhabitants, the town of Sayyidah Zaynab however is the largest city of the district. The district was split in 2009, when
10-546: 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. Damascus occupies a strategic location on a plateau which rises 680 m (2,230 ft) above sea level and about 80 km (50 mi) inland from
15-604: Is surrounded by the Ghouta , an irrigated farmland where many vegetables, cereals, and fruits have been farmed since ancient times. The governorate occupies an area of 107 km , 79 km of which is urban while the rest is occupied by Mount Qasioun which overlooks the city. Damascus has a cold desert climate ( BWk ) in Köppen-Geiger system , due to the rain shadow effect of the Anti-Lebanon mountains and
20-548: The Mediterranean, sheltered by the Anti-Lebanon mountains, supplied with water by the Barada River. The Anti-Lebanon mountains which mark the border between Syria and Lebanon, block precipitation from the Mediterranean sea, so that the region of Damascus is sometimes subject to droughts. However, in ancient times this was mitigated by the Barada River, which originates from mountain streams fed by melting snow. Damascus
25-522: The sub-district Qudsaya , located northwest of Damascus, became a district in its own rights. At the 2004 census, the remaining subdistricts had a total population of 837,804. The district of Markaz Rif Dimashq is divided into six sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004): This article about a location in Rif Dimashq Governorate , Syria is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Damascus Governorate Damascus Governorate ( Arabic : مُحافظة دمشق Muḥāfaẓat Dimashq )
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