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DAMASCUS

Damascus Governorate · SYRIA (SY) · 33.51°N / 36.29°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 170,654

Damascus is a city in Syria with a population of 1,569,394. It sits at 33.51/36.29, runs on Asia/Damascus, is 5 km from Babīlā.

Population 1,569,394
Place Type National Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Damascus

All facts

fields
Country
Syria
Subdivision
Damascus Governorate
Coords
33.51°N / 36.29°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
SE Babīlā Rif-dimashq 0 5.7 km
SE Jaramānā Rif-dimashq 0 5.8 km
S Al Ḩajar al Aswad Rif-dimashq 0 6.0 km
E Kafr Baţnā Rif-dimashq 0 7.6 km
NE ‘Irbīn Rif-dimashq 42,474 7.6 km
SW Dārayyā Rif-dimashq 71,596 7.9 km
NW Qadsayyā Rif-dimashq 0 8.2 km
E Al Mulayḩah Rif-dimashq 0 8.3 km
NE Ḩarastā Rif-dimashq 37,348 8.7 km
SW Şaḩnāyā Rif-dimashq 0 11.2 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

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FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Damascus?
1,569,394 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Damascus in?
Asia/Damascus.
Which country is Damascus in?
Syria (SY).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/170654

{
  "data": {
    "id": 170654,
    "name": "Damascus",
    "ascii_name": "Damascus",
    "country_code": "SY",
    "population": 1569394,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Damascus",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 33.5102,
    "longitude": 36.29128
  }
}
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