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Deir ez-Zor

Western Asia

Deir ez-Zor is the largest city in eastern Syria and the seventh largest in the country. It stands on the banks of the Euphrates about 450 kilometers northeast of the capital Damascus and serves as the capital of Deir ez-Zor Governorate. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
271,800 1
Founding Year
3000 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2018 1
Elevation (m)
210 1
Latitude
35.333333 degrees north 1
Longitude
40.15 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Sources
1. Deir ez-Zor (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 271,800 (2018)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 35.333333, longitude 40.15
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 210 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 271800 (2018)
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2. Deir ez-Zor (Wikipedia)
  • infobox established_title=Date of establishment established_date=3000 BC (old Deir Ezzour)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. GeoNames: Deir ez-Zor - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 170794
    35.33588 40.14084 P PPLA SY 07 271800 210 Asia/Damascus
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 210 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 40.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 40.25
35.25 40.25 BWh
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