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Rif Dimashq Governorate (meaning "rural Damascus") is one of the 14 governorate
Governorate

A Governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or colonies, the term governorate is sometimes used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations....
s of Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra
Quneitra Governorate

Quneitra Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in southern Syria, bordering Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. Its area varies, according to different sources, from 685 km? to 1,710 km? ....
, Daraa and As Suwayda
As Suwayda' Governorate

As-Suwayda Governorate is one of Syria's 14 Governorates of Syria. It has an area of 5,550 km?. Its capital and major city is As-Suwayda.Geographically the governorate comprises almost all of Jabal ad-Duruz, the eastern part of Argob, and a part of the arid eastern steppe of Harrat Ash Shamah....
 in the southwest, Homs
Homs Governorate

Hims Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area depends of sources. It varies from 42,223 km? to 42,226 km? , it is the largest governorate of Syria....
 in the north, Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
 in the west and Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
 in the south. The governorate completely surrounds the governorate of Damascus
Damascus

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities and its current population is estimated at about 4,000,000....
, which is also considered a capital of Rif Dimashq. It has an area of 17,654 kmē and a population of 2,487,000 (2007 estimate).








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Rif Dimashq Governorate (meaning "rural Damascus") is one of the 14 governorate
Governorate

A Governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or colonies, the term governorate is sometimes used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations....
s of Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra
Quneitra Governorate

Quneitra Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in southern Syria, bordering Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. Its area varies, according to different sources, from 685 km? to 1,710 km? ....
, Daraa and As Suwayda
As Suwayda' Governorate

As-Suwayda Governorate is one of Syria's 14 Governorates of Syria. It has an area of 5,550 km?. Its capital and major city is As-Suwayda.Geographically the governorate comprises almost all of Jabal ad-Duruz, the eastern part of Argob, and a part of the arid eastern steppe of Harrat Ash Shamah....
 in the southwest, Homs
Homs Governorate

Hims Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area depends of sources. It varies from 42,223 km? to 42,226 km? , it is the largest governorate of Syria....
 in the north, Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
 in the west and Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
 in the south. The governorate completely surrounds the governorate of Damascus
Damascus

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities and its current population is estimated at about 4,000,000....
, which is also considered a capital of Rif Dimashq. It has an area of 17,654 kmē and a population of 2,487,000 (2007 estimate).

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