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Deir ez-Zor Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Dayr az-Zawr) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq. It has an area of 33,060 km 2 (12,760 sq mi) and a population of 1,239,000 (2011 estimate). [1] The capital is Deir ez-Zor.
Deir ez-Zor is home to the third Armenian diplomatic mission in Syria; the Honorary Consulate of Armenia, opened on 11 February 2010. [ 64 ] Deir ez-Zor Airport is an under-developed domestic and international terminal and important hub mostly connecting with Damascus and destinations in the Persian Gulf region.
The Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war consists of several battles and offensives fought across the governorate of Syria: Deir ez-Zor clashes (2011–2014) 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing; Hatla massacre; Battle of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017) Deir ez-Zor offensive (April–July 2014) Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014)
A SDF fighter was killed by ISIS attack in Deir Ezzor on 17 December. [43] On the same day, two SDF fighters were killed and four others wounded by ISIS attack on checkpoint in Al-Raqqa. [44] [45] On 20 December, two ISIS fighters were killed in a US airstrike in Deir Ezzor. [46]
Deir ez-Zor District (Arabic: منطقة دير الزور, romanized: manṭiqat Dair az-Zaur) is a district of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Deir ez-Zor. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 492,434. [1]
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Mayadin (Arabic: ٱلْمِيَادِين /ALA-LC: al-Miyādīn) is a town in eastern Syria. It is the capital of the Mayadin District, part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. Mayadin is about 44 kilometers southeast of Deir ez-Zor. The Euphrates River flows through the town. In the 2004 census, the population was 44,028, making it the second most ...
The Deir ez-Zor campaign, [71] codenamed the al-Jazeera Storm campaign, [40] was a military operation launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate in 2017 during the Syrian Civil War with the goal of capturing territory in eastern Syria, particularly east and north of the Euphrates river. [40]