Rif Dimashq Governorate

Rif Dimashq Governorate مُحافظة ريف دمشق
Governorate
Map of Syria with Rif-dimashq highlighted
Coordinates (Damascus):
Country	Syria
Capital	Damascus
Manatiq (Districts)	10
Area
• Total	18,032 km2 (6,962 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,836,000
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	SY-RD
Main language(s)	Arabic

Rif Dimashq Governorate (Arabic: محافظة ريف دمشق‎‎ Muḥāfaẓat Rīf Dimashq, literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus") is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra, Daraa and al-Suwayda (comprising the historic Hauran region) in the southwest, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the west and Jordan in the south.

The Governorate completely surrounds the city-governorate of Damascus, which is home to the administrative headquarters of Rif Dimashq. It has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,273,074 (2004 census).

Districts

The governorate is divided into ten districts (manatiq). There were nine districts until February 2009, when Qudsaya District was created from parts of Markaz Rif Dimashq and Al-Zabadani districts. The districts are further divided into 37 sub-districts (nawahi).

The Districts of Rif Dimashq Governorate

Districts	Population (Census 2004)
Markaz Rif Dimashq	837,804
Douma	433,719
Al-Qutayfah	119,283
Al-Tall	115,937
Yabroud	48,370
An-Nabek	80,001
Al-Zabadani	63,780
Qatana	207,245
Darayya	260,961
Qudsaya	105,974
Total Governorate	2,273,074

Map of districts until February 2009

Al-Qutayfah

Markaz
Rif Dimashq

Al-Nabk

Al-Tall

Darayya

Duma

Qatana

Yabrud

Zabadani