Official Name: | Al-Dimas |
Native Name: | الديماس |
Seal Size: | 63px |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Rif Dimashq |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Qudsaya |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Dimas |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 14574 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.5833°N 36.0833°W |
Elevation M: | 1276 |
Elevation Ft: | 4189 |
Area Code: | Country code: 963 |
Al-Dimas (ar|الديماس), also known as Ad-Dimas, is a town in Syria,[1] located west of the capital city of Damascus.[2] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 14,574 in the 2004 census.[3]
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.
In Ad Dimas, there is a Mediterranean climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csa. The average annual temperature in Ad Dimas is 14.7°C. About 432mm of precipitation falls annually.