Deir ez-Zor
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| Deir ez-Zor دير الزور Deir Ezzor, Deir Azzor |
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| Coordinates: 35°20′N 40°9′E / 35.333°N 40.15°ECoordinates: 35°20′N 40°9′E / 35.333°N 40.15°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor Governorate |
| District | Deir ez-Zor District |
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| • Type | Governorate |
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| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2004 census[1]) | |
| • City | 211,857 |
| • Metro | 239,196 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EET (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 051 |
Deir ez-Zor , also spelled Dayr al-Zawr, Der Ezzor, Deir Azzor, and other variants (Arabic: دير الزور; Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ, Armenian: Տէր Զօր, Դեր Զոր, Ter Zor), is the 7th largest city in Syria and the largest in the eastern part of Syria. It is the capital of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate.[2] There were 211,857 people in 2004. It is on the shores of Euphrates River.
The city is famous for the Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge across the Euphrates.[2] It was completed in 1927. The Deir ez-Zor Museum keeps thousands of items collected from nearby archeological sites in Northern Mesopotamia. Main campuses of Al-Furat University and Al-Jazeera University are also there.[3]
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