Al-Dimas
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
الديماس | |
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Town | |
Al-Dimas | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′00″N 36°05′00″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qudsaya |
| Subdistrict | al-Dimas |
| Elevation | 1,276 m (4,189 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 14,574 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | Country code: 963 |
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.
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