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Capital city · Syria · Asia

Damascus

Damascus Governorate · Syria
City population
1,569,394
#2
in Syria
#1
in Damascus Governorate
#296
worldwide
Damascus
33.510, 36.291
City population
1,569,394
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Syria
#2
of 88 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#296
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Syria
6.1%
of the national population

About Damascus

Ranking 296th by city population worldwide, the capital holds 1,569,394 residents and accounts for 6.1% of Syria's national population. At 701 m elevation, it sits among several nearby cities: al-Yarmūk and Jaramānā each with roughly 100,000 people lie 5–6 km away, while Dārayyā, Babīlā, and 'Irbīn range from 8 km distant with populations between 42,000 and 72,000.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Syria
#2of 88
LargestSmallest
Position in Damascus Governorate
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Syria
Region
Damascus Governorate
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
701 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Coordinates
33.510, 36.291
Record updated
2019-09-05
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 88 in Syria

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

5KMal-Yarmūk100K people6KMBabīlā51K people6KMJaramānā100K people8KMDārayyā72K people11KMAt Tall56K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Damascus1.57M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Damascus compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Damascus1.57M

Damascus Population FAQ

What is the population of Damascus?

Damascus has a city population of 1,569,394. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Damascus?

Damascus is in Damascus Governorate, Syria. Its coordinates are 33.510, 36.291.

How big is Damascus compared with other cities in Syria?

It is the 2nd largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, holding 6.1% of the national population.

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