Al-Dimas الديماس |
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Coordinates: 33°35′00″N 36°05′00″E / 33.58333°N 36.08333°ECoordinates: 33°35′00″N 36°05′00″E / 33.58333°N 36.08333°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Qudsaya District |
Nahiyah | Al-Dimas |
Elevation | 1,276 m (4,189 ft) |
Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 14,574 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Area code(s) | Country code: 963 |
Al-Dimas (Arabic: الديماس), also known as Ad-Dimas, is a town in Syria, located west of the capital city of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 14,574 in the 2004 census.
Al-Dimas is the location where a Canadian peacekeeping aircraft crashed after being shot down by three Syrian surface-to-air missiles on August 9, 1974.