Damascus geodata
Damascus (Dimashq) is a capital of a political entity; located in Syria in Asia/Damascus (GMT+3) time zone. With population of 1,569,394 people, there is 1 city with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Syria, 83% of cities are located further ↑North; 70% of cities are located further →East and 78.8% of cities have lower elevation than Damascus. Note1
Damascus GPS coordinates[2]
33° 30' 36.72" North, 36° 17' 28.608" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 34.09447°, | 35.58816° |
| Center: | 33.5102°, | 36.29128° |
| Lower-right: | 32.92196°, | 36.99441° |
| Map W x H: | 130.4×130.4 km | = 81×81mi |
| max Lat: | 37.17701° ⇑83% North |
| Damascus: | 33.5102° |
| min Lat: | ⇓17% South 32.39332° |
| min Long | Damascus | max Long |
| 35.75572° | 36.29128° | 42.14006° |
| W 30%⇐ | ⇒70% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Damascus is 701 m = 2300 ft, and this is 171.9 m = 564 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1640 m = 5381 ft | 21.2% |
| Damascus | 701 m 2300 ft | |
| Avg. | 529.1 m = 1736 ft | |
Min E: |
4 m = 13 ft | 78.8% |
See also: Damascus elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Damascus is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1120.1 km =696 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Damascus |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6281.1 | 3902.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3675.2 | 2283.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1120.1 | 696 | to South |
| Equator | 3726 | 2315.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Damascus: (largest is in red/bold)
• Al Kiswah
17.5 km =10.9 mi, 
195°
• Al Mulayḩah
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
109°
• Al Ḩajar al Aswad
6 km =3.7 mi, 
168°
• At Tall
11.3 km =7 mi, 
9°
• Babīlā
5.7 km =3.5 mi, 
139°
• Dayr al ‘Aşāfīr
13 km =8.1 mi, 112°
• Douma
12.4 km =7.7 mi, 
56°
• Dārayyā
7.9 km =4.9 mi, 
223°
• Jaramānā
5.7 km =3.5 mi, 
117°
• Kafr Baţnā
7.6 km =4.7 mi, 
88°
• Qadsayyā
8.2 km =5.1 mi, 
301°
• Sahnaiya
11.2 km =7 mi, 
212°
• Ḩarastā
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 
51°
• ‘Ayn al Fījah
15.4 km =9.6 mi, 
319°
• ‘Irbīn
7.6 km =4.7 mi, 
66°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Damasco
- In France: Damas
- In German: Damaskus
- In Italian: Damasco
- In Russian: Дамаск
- In Chinese: 大马士革
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Syria existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
