Deir ez-Zor Govrenorate

Deir ez-Zor Govrenorate () is ane o the fowerteen govrenorates o Sirie. It is situatit in eastren Sirie, borderin Iraq. It haes an aurie o 33,060 km² http://www.citypopulation.de/Syria.html an a population o 1,094,000 (2007 estimate). The caipital is Deir ez-Zor.

 Destricts 

The govrenorate is dividit intae 3 destricts (manatiq):
 Abu Kamal
 Deir ez-Zor
 Mayadin

Thir are further dividit intae ? sub-destricts (nawahi).

 Operation Orchard 
Deir ez-Zor wis an aa the location o Israel's execution o Operation Orchard on September 6, 2007. Israel bombed a northren Sirie complex near which wis suspectit o hauldin nuclear materials frae North Korea.

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 edeiralzor The First Complete wabsteid for Deir ez-Zor news an services


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Category:Govrenorates o Sirie