Deir ez-Zor

Coordinates: 35°20′N 40°9′E / 35.333°N 40.150°E / 35.333; 40.150
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Deir ez-Zor
دير الزور
Deir Ezzor, Deir Azzor
A collage of Deir ez-Zor
A collage of Deir ez-Zor
Coordinates: 35°20′N 40°9′E / 35.333°N 40.150°E / 35.333; 40.150
CountrySyria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor Governorate
DistrictDeir ez-Zor District
Government
 • TypeGovernorate
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2004 census[1])
 • City211,857
 • Metro
239,196
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EET)
Area code051

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]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Deir ez-Zor city population". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Syrian Ministry of Tourism (in Arabic)". Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  3. http://www.jude.edu.sy