October 25, 2012
The week's top five must-sees,
delivered to your inbox.
Features include interactive map, in-depth stories, and more.
Sign up here! »
The week's top five must-sees,
delivered to your inbox.
|
Description
Rif Dimashq Governorate (Arabic: محافظة ريف دمشق / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Rīf Dimashq; literally, "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 an estimated population of 2,273,074 (2004 census).
The governorate is divided into nine districts (manatiq):
These are further divided into 36 sub-districts (nawahi).
(via Freebase)
|
![Syrian rebels down military plane on outskirts of Damascus [New TV, Lebanon]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-11797000/11797131/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8e432b703d9fb7ad083d9bc544b4c25f)
![At least 19 killed as crisis in Syria continues [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-313000/313604/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=563e21d3666f5c0cfeea69d3a9dc128d)
![Eight Syrians killed on 'Friday of National Council' [BBC Arabic, UK]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-312000/312248/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=60c4335ed712f4dfb706e8cecaeeccd9)
![UN orders Syria crackdown probe as opposition forms a national council [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-311000/311616/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=289c95eb48e4fb07271ee1e995bf5265)
![UN delegation visits Homs as Syrian regime seizes weapons at Iraqi border [New TV, Lebanon]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-311000/311597/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9e8fa1ee0d1a0cffe8070beb988f6d06)
![Syrian anti-regime protests continue amid crackdown [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-121000/121571/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=164e55019908a28b6e2b0b0c6fbede13)
![Twelve Syrians killed in the "fall of legitimacy" rally [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-100000/100036/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=e81f064eb84ea39f9317ca63a4c97ad6)
![Siege on Syria's Daraa to end as arrest campaigns begin elsewhere [Dubai TV, UAE]](/web/20121026045603im_/http://news.linktv.org/images/image_cache/base-19000/19040/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=84a095600c0e0ea73acf5d7dc49ce1b3 "People hold Syrian flags by the side of the road as Syrian military vehicles leave Daraa, May 5: REUTERS/Reuters TV")