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Al-Busayrah
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Al-Busayrah

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Also known as Busaira

Al-Busayrah () is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The town is located, at the confluence of the Euphrates and Khabur Rivers, southeast of Deir ez-Zor. Nearby localities include Muhassan to the northwest and al-Asharah, Mayadin and Hajin to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Busayrah had a population of 6,199 in the 2004 census. The town was known by its Latin name, Circesium, under the Roman Empire. thumb|250px|left|Al-Busayrah is the administrative center of Nahiya al-Busayrah of the [[Deir ez-Zor Distric

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Place details

Locality
البصيرة
Region
محافظة دير الزور
Country
سوريا
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Al-Busayrah
Settlement.native_name
الْبُصَيْرَة
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Deir ez-Zor
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Deir ez-Zor
Settlement.subdivision_name3
al-Busayrah
Settlement.parts_type
Control
Settlement.parts_style
para
Settlement.p1
Syrian transitional government
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
6199
Settlement.population_as_of
2004 census

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Al-Busayrah () is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The town is located, at the confluence of the Euphrates and Khabur Rivers, southeast of Deir ez-Zor. Nearby localities include Muhassan to the northwest and al-Asharah, Mayadin and Hajin to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Busayrah had a population of 6,199 in the 2004 census. The town was known by its Latin name, Circesium, under the Roman Empire. thumb|250px|left|Al-Busayrah is the administrative center of Nahiya al-Busayrah of the [[Deir ez-Zor District.]]

During the Syrian Civil War, the city was part of the Islamic State until the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured it on 12 November 2017, bringing it under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. On 6 August 2024, Syrian Army Backed Tribal Forces claimed to have captured the city amid an announced offensive in the region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Busayrah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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