Deir ez-Zor
Deir ez-Zor
دير الزور | |
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Suspension bridge of Deir ez-Zor • Memorial of Armenian genocide Euphrates River • March 8 Square Panorama of Deir ez-Zor | |
| Coordinates: 35°20′N 40°9′E / 35.333°N 40.150°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor Governorate |
| District | Deir ez-Zor District |
| Subdistrict | Deir ez-Zor Subdistrict |
| Control | Syrian transitional government |
| Date of establishment | 3000 BC (old Deir Ezzour) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Munhal Nader Hanawi |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Ibrahim Samra |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
• Total | 271,800 |
| Demonym(s) | Deiri Arabic: ديري, romanized: Dayri |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Area code(s) | Country code: 963 City code: 051 |
| Geocode | C5086 |
| Climate | BWh |
| International airport | Deir ez-Zor Airport |
Deir ez-Zor (Arabic: دَيْرُ ٱلزَّوْرِ / دَيْرُ ٱلزُّور, romanized: Dayru z-Zawr / Dayru z-Zūr) is the largest city in eastern Syria and the seventh largest in the country. Located on the banks of the Euphrates 450 km (280 mi) to the northeast of the capital Damascus, Deir ez-Zor is the capital of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. In the 2018 census, it had a population of 271,800.