Damascus Metropolitan Police District

The Damascus Metropolitan Police District (Arabic: منطقة شرطة دمشق المتروبوليتانية minṭaqat shurṭat dimashq al-mitrūbūlītānīyah) is the police district for which the Damascus Metropolitan Police Service is responsible. It consists of 14 municipalities, including the 5 which together form the Syrian capital of Damascus and 9 additional surrounding suburban municipalities. The Damascus Metropolitan Police District is overseen by a Police Board, which is elected by the 14 municipalities and which constitutes the official employer of the Damascus Metropolitan Police.