Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Deir ez-Zor Governorate مُحافظة دير الزور
Governorate
Map of Syria with Deir ez-Zor highlighted
Coordinates (Deir ez-Zor): 35°20′10″N 40°08′42″E / 35.336°N 40.145°ECoordinates: 35°20′10″N 40°08′42″E / 35.336°N 40.145°E
Country	Syria
Capital	Deir ez-Zor
Manatiq (Districts)	3
Area
• Total	33,060 km^2 (12,760 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,239,000
• Density	37/km^2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	SY-DY
Main language(s)	Arabic

Deir ez-Zor Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور‎ / ALA-LC: 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 km² and a population of 1,202,000 (2010 estimate). The capital is Deir ez-Zor.^[1]

Districts

Mayadin Al-Bukamal Deir ez-Zor

The governorate is divided into 3 districts (manatiq):

• Al-Bukamal
• Deir ez-Zor
• Mayadin

These are further divided into 14 sub-districts (nawahi).

History

Deir ez-Zor was the location of Israel's execution of Operation Orchard on September 6, 2007. Israel bombed a northern Syrian complex suspected of holding nuclear materials from North Korea.^[2]

In 2014 Islamic State forces massacred an estimated 900 members of the Al-Shaitat tribe in the governorate, following resistance to the Islamic State's occupation of the area.^[3] As of February 2016, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant controls all of the countryside while Syrian Government forces hold out in the capital.

See also

• Sanjak of Zor

References

1. "City Population: Syria". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
2. Mahnaimi, Uzi; Baxter, Sarah (2007-09-23). "Israelis ‘Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid’". London: The Sunday Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
3. "Mass Grave of 230 Tribespeople Four in Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitoring Group". Alakhbar English (Al Akhbar). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

• edeiralzor The First Complete website for Deir ez-Zor news and services