Al-Dimas
الديماس | |
|---|---|
  Al-Dimas | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′00″N 36°05′00″E / 33.58333°N 36.08333°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qudsaya |
| Subdistrict | al-Dimas |
| Elevation | 1,276 m (4,189 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 14,574 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | Country 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.
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004[permanent dead link]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "AD DIMAS RIF DIMASHQ SYRIA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com". www.tageo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "redirect to /world/SY/08/Ad_Dimas.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.