Douma

city in Syria

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Place details

Locality: دوما
Region: محافظة ريف دمشق
Country: سوريا
Population: 111,864
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Country: Syria
Governorate: Rif Dimashq
District: Douma District
Subdistrict: Douma Subdistrict
Elevation: 428 m (1,404 ft)
Total: 110,893
Demonym s: Arabic : دوماني , romanized : Doumani , Arabic : دوميّ , romanized : Doumi
Time zone: UTC+3 ( AST )
Geocode: C2338
Climate: BSk

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Wikidata facts

Official name: دوما
Population: 110893
Elevation: 657
Image: Douma after fall of Assad.jpg

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Commons category: Douma, Syria
native label: دوما
P8168: Jana Bode
P12749: Cisnes

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Douma or Duma (Arabic: دُومَا, romanized: Dūmā) is a city in Syria. Its centre is about 10 km (6 mi) northeast of the centre of Damascus. Being the capital of Rif Dimashq Governorate, the city is also the administrative centre of Douma District. Douma is a major city of the region known as Ghouta, for the peri-urban settlements to the east and south of Damascus.

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