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Coordinates: 33°3500N 36°0500E / 33.58333°N 36.08333°E / 33.58333; 36.08333
 

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Al-Dimas
الديماس
Al-Dimas is located in Syria
Al-Dimas

Al-Dimas

Coordinates: 33°35′00N 36°05′00E / 33.58333°N 36.08333°E / 33.58333; 36.08333
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQudsaya
Subdistrictal-Dimas
Elevation
1,276 m (4,189 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total14,574
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area codeCountry code: 963

Al-Dimas (Arabic: الديماس), also known as Ad-Dimas, is a town in Syria,[2] located west of the capital city of Damascus.[3] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 14,574 in the 2004 census.[1]

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.

Climate[edit]

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 (58.5 °F). About 432 mm (17.01 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Ad Dimas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
10.8
(51.4)
14.5
(58.1)
19.2
(66.6)
24.6
(76.3)
29.0
(84.2)
31.7
(89.1)
32.1
(89.8)
29.1
(84.4)
24.3
(75.7)
17.5
(63.5)
11.5
(52.7)
21.2
(70.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
1.1
(34.0)
3.7
(38.7)
6.9
(44.4)
10.3
(50.5)
13.6
(56.5)
15.9
(60.6)
16.0
(60.8)
13.1
(55.6)
9.7
(49.5)
5.9
(42.6)
2.3
(36.1)
8.3
(46.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 101
(4.0)
84
(3.3)
59
(2.3)
26
(1.0)
15
(0.6)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
14
(0.6)
45
(1.8)
87
(3.4)
432
(17.0)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

References[edit]

  • ^ "AD DIMAS RIF DIMASHQ SYRIA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com". www.tageo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  • ^ "redirect to /world/SY/08/Ad_Dimas.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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