Damascus Governorate
محافظة دمشق | |
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.svg) Map of Syria with Damascus highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Capital | Damascus |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammad Tariq Kreishati[2] |
| Population (2022 est.) | |
| • Total | 2,685,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-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.
- ^ "Damascus metro population 2022". macrotrends.net. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". SANA. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.