Al-Dimas (), also known as Ad-Dimas, is a town in Syria, located west of the capital city of

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. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 14,574 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Al-Dimas is the location where a Canadian peacekeeping aircraft crashed after being shot down by three Syrian

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s 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 . About of precipitation falls annually.

References

Populated places in Qudsaya District Towns in Syria {{RifDimashqSY-geo-stub