Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Also known as Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Dayr az-Zawr
governorate of Syria
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Deir ez-Zor Governorate is a region in eastern Syria located along the Euphrates River. It has been strategically important due to its oil and gas resources, and has faced significant conflict and displacement, particularly during Syria's civil war.
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Key facts
- Country
- Syria
- Capital
- Deir ez-Zor
- Governor
- Ziad al-Ayesh
- Total
- 33,060 km (12,760 sq mi)
- Density
- 37.48/km (97.07/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( AST )
- Iso 3166 code
- SY-DY
- Main language s
- Arabic
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1239000
- Area
- 33060.0
- Image
- Deir ez-Zor-March8Square back.jpg
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Article
Deir ez-Zor Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Dayr az-Zawr) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq. It has an area of 33,060 km (12,760 sq mi) and a population of 1,239,000 (2011 estimate). The capital is Deir ez-Zor. It is divided roughly equally from northwest to southeast by the Euphrates.
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