Al-Busayrah

Al-Busayrah (Arabic: الْبُصَيْرَة, romanized: al-Buṣayrah) 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.

Al-Busayrah
الْبُصَيْرَة
Town
Al-Busayrah
Coordinates: 35°09′20″N 40°25′33″E
Country Syria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictDeir ez-Zor
Subdistrictal-Busayrah
Control Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total6,199
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

During the Syrian Civil War, the city was part of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant until the Syrian Democratic Forces captured it on 12 November 2017, bringing it under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

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