Al-Dimas

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
الديماس
Town
Al-Dimas is located in Syria
Al-Dimas
Al-Dimas
Coordinates: 33°35′00″N 36°05′00″E
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 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

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. "AD DIMAS RIF DIMASHQ SYRIA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com". www.tageo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "redirect to /world/SY/08/Ad_Dimas.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.


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