Gharanij
Gharanij
غَرَانِيج | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′2″N 40°43′42″E / 34.78389°N 40.72833°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Abu Kamal |
| Subdistrict | Hajin |
| Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 23,009 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5173 |
Gharanij (Arabic: غَرَانِيج, romanized: Ġarānīj) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharanij had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census.
On 9 December 2017, Gharanij was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in their Deir ez-Zor campaign against the Islamic State. On 21 December 2017, the Islamic State recaptured the town but it was once again liberated by the Syrian Democratic Forces in late February.