Damascus Governorate

Damascus Governorate
Governorate
Map of Syria with Damascus highlighted
Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°E / 33.513; 36.292Coordinates: 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°E / 33.513; 36.292
Country	Syria
Capital	Damascus
Government
• Governor	Bishr Al Sabban
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	1,711,000
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	SY-DI
Main language(s)	Arabic

Damascus Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دمشق‎‎ Muḥāfaẓat Dimashq) is one of the 14 governorates of Syria and consists of only the city of Damascus and the suburb of Yarmouk Camp.

The governorate is completely surrounded on all sides by Rif Dimashq Governorate.

Governorates of Syria
Aleppo Damascus Daraa Deir ez-Zor Hama Al-Hasakah Homs Idlib Latakia Quneitra Raqqa Rif Dimashq As-Suwayda Tartus

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