Back محافظة دمشق Arabic دمشق اوستانی AZB Дамаск (мухафаза) Bulgarian Governació de Damasc Catalan Damascus Governorate CEB پارێزگای دیمەشق CKB Gouvernement Damaskus German Κυβερνείο της Δαμασκού Greek Damascus Governorate English Damaska Gubernio Esperanto
Damascus Governorate
مُحافظة 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 | Adel al-Olabi |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 1,711,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| 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, and the suburb of Yarmouk Camp.
The governorate's area is around 107 km2, encompassing the area of the city of Damascus and the Yarmouk Camp, while the population is around 1,711,000.