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°E / 35.336; 40.145Coordinates: 35°20′10″N 40°08′42″E / 35.336°N 40.145°E / 35.336; 40.145
Country	Syria
Capital	Deir ez-Zor
Manatiq (Districts)	3
Area
– Total	33,060 km2 (12,764.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)
– Total	1,202,000
– Density	36.4/km2 (94.2/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 or Muhafazah Dayr az Zawr (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور‎) 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 Abu Kamal Deir ez-Zor

The governorate is divided into 3 districts (manatiq):

• Abu Kamal
• Deir ez-Zor
• Mayadin

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

Operation Orchard

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

References

1. ^ "City Population: Syria". http://www.citypopulation.de/Syria.html. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
2. ^ Mahnaimi, Uzi; Baxter, Sarah (2007-09-23). "Israelis ‘Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid’". London: The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2512380.ece. Retrieved May 1, 2010. 

External links

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