Rif Dimashq Governorate ( Arabic : محافظة ريف دمشق , Moḥaafaẓat Reef Demashq , lit . "Damascus Countryside Governorate", "Damascus Suburb") is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria . It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra , Daraa and al-Suwayda in the southwest, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the west and Jordan in the south. The capital is the city of Douma .
5-617: The Governorate completely surrounds the city and governorate of Damascus and it has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,273,074 (2004 census). The Governorate was a major site of fighting in the Syrian Civil War in the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign . The governorate is divided into ten districts ( manatiq ). The districts are further divided into 37 sub-districts ( nawahi ). There were nine districts until February 2009, when Qudsaya District
10-492: 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 ) 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
15-586: 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 the Mediterranean, sheltered by the Anti-Lebanon mountains, supplied with water by the Barada River. The Anti-Lebanon mountains which mark
20-544: 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 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
25-527: Was created from parts of Markaz Rif Dimashq and Al-Zabadani districts. There is a small village belonging to the Damascus countryside (Ghouta) called Aqraba, which is characterized by its fields and agricultural orchards. ( nawahi ). The governorate's total population (as of the 2004 census) is 2,273,074. a newly-created district since 2009, formerly belonging to Markaz Rif Dimashq District and parts of Al-Zabadani District This article about
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