Damascus Governorate
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| Damascus Governorate | |
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| Governorate | |
Map of Syria with Damascus highlighted |
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| Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°ECoordinates: 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.513°N 36.292°E | |
| Country | |
| Capital | Damascus |
| 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 |
For the Ottoman territory sometimes known as the "Damascus Governorate", see Damascus Eyalet and Vilayet.
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.
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