Damascus Governorate

Damascus Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دمشقMuḥāfaẓat 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.

The governorate's area is around 107 km, encompassing the area of the city of Damascus, while the population is around 2,503,000.