Rif Dimashq Governorate

Rif Dimashq Governorate (Arabic: محافظة ريف دمشق, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Rīf Dimašq, lit.'Damascus Countryside') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra, Daraa and Suwayda in the southwest, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the west and Jordan in the south. The capital is the city of Damascus.

The Governorate completely surrounds the city and governorate of Damascus and it has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,273,074 (2004 census).

The Governorate was a major site of fighting in the Syrian civil war in the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign.

In January 2023, after rumors in social media that Douma have been renamed Al-Fayhaa and became the capital of Rif Dimashq Governorate, Ibrahim Jumaa, head of Rif Dimashq Governorate Council, said that such move should be taken by presidential decret. He said that Al-Fayhaa will be the new name of the ensemble composed by Douma and Harasta, which will be named Al-Fayhaa, and a new building is under construction in Harasta to serve as governorate headquarters, which will be finished by two years.