Rankous or Rankus is a Syrian town and summer resort in the province's Damascus countryside located in Mount Qalamoun in Syria, 45 km from Damascus, with a total area of 22.277 km ², extends between 1650 and 2150 m. The climate of the town is cool in summer and cold in winter. The rate of rain and snow usually varies between 350 and 650 mm. The …Rankous or Rankus is a Syrian town and summer resort in the province's Damascus countryside located in Mount Qalamoun in Syria, 45 km from Damascus, with a total area of 22.277 km ², extends between 1650 and 2150 m. The climate of the town is cool in summer and cold in winter. The rate of rain and snow usually varies between 350 and 650 mm. The mountains surrounding the town are covered with snow in winter. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Rankous had a population of 7,717 in the 2004 census.