Rif Dimashq Governorate ( , literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus") is one of the 14
governorates of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of
Quneitra,
Daraa and
al-Suwayda (comprising the historic
Hauran region) in the southwest,
Homs in the north,
Lebanon in the west and
Jordan in the south.