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Dayr az Zawr

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dayr az Zawr or Deir ez Zor , town (1994 est. pop. 133,000), capital of Dayr az Zawr governorate, E Syria, on the Euphrates River. It is a prosperous farming town, with cattle-breeding and an agricultural school. It is also a hub for transdesert travel and has an airport. Salt rock mines are nearby. The modern town was built by the Ottoman Empire in 1867. France occupied Dayr az Zawr in 1921 and made it the seat of a large garrison. In 1946 it became part of independent Syria. It is a cultural center and has a university. Another spelling of the town's name is Dayr al-Zur. Author... Read more
Dayr az‐Zawr
Dayr azZawr, Syria Founded by the Ottoman Turks in 1867 with a name possibly derived from the ancient nearby site of Auzara. The name means ‘Monastery of the Tamarisk Grove’ from the Arabic dayr ‘monastery’ and zawr ‘tamarisk’. Read more
Deir ez Zor
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