Al-Dimas

Al-Dimas
الديماس
Al-Dimas is located in Syria
Al-Dimas
Al-Dimas
Coordinates: 33°35′00″N 36°05′00″E / 33.58333°N 36.08333°E / 33.58333; 36.08333
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQudsaya
Subdistrictal-Dimas
Elevation
1,276 m (4,189 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
14,574
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area codeCountry code: 963

Al-Dimas (Arabic: الديماس), also known as Ad-Dimas, is a town in Syria,[2] located west of the capital city of Damascus.[3] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 14,574 in the 2004 census.[1]

Al-Dimas is the location where a Canadian peacekeeping aircraft crashed after being shot down by three Syrian surface-to-air missiles on August 9, 1974.

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004[permanent dead link]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "AD DIMAS RIF DIMASHQ SYRIA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com". www.tageo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ "redirect to /world/SY/08/Ad_Dimas.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.