Al-Busayrah Explained

Official Name:Al-Busayrah
Native Name:الْبُصَيْرَة
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:35.1556°N 40.4258°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name1:Deir ez-Zor
Subdivision Name2:Deir ez-Zor
Subdivision Name3:al-Busayrah
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
P1: Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:6199
Population As Of:2004 census
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Al-Busayrah (Arabic: الْبُصَيْرَة|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.[1] The town was known by its Latin name, Circesium, under the Roman Empire.

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. On 6 August 2024, Syrian Army Backed Tribal Forces claimed to have captured the city amid an announced offensive in the region. [2]

Climate

In Al-Busayrah, there is a desert climate. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average annual temperature in Al-Busayrah is 20.2°C. About 154mm of precipitation falls annually.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112135200/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-3-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Web site: Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF captured Al Busayrah in Deir ez Zor region which is at the right side of the Khabour river. . Liveuamap . 12 November 2017 . 21 June 2019.