Deir ez-Zor Governorate

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Deir ez-Zor Governorate مُحافظة دير الزور
Location
Statistics
Capital:  • Coordinates:	Deir ez-Zor  • 35.2° N 40.3° E
Area :	33,060 km²
Population(2007):  • Density :	1,094,000  • ~/km²
Districts (Manatiq):	{{{num_districts}}}
Time zone:	UTC+2 UTC+3 (DST)
Main language(s):	Arabic

Deir ez-Zor Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq. It has an area of 33,060 km² [1] and a population of 1,094,000 (2007 estimate). The capital is Deir ez-Zor.

[edit] Districts

Mayadin Abu Kamal Deir ez-Zor

[edit] 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.^[1]

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