Al-Jalaa Explained

Al-Jalaa should not be confused with Jalaa SC.

Official Name:Al-Jalaa
Native Name:Arabic: ٱلْجَلَاء
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Deir ez-Zor
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Abu Kamal
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Jalaa
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:9171
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.632°N 40.8301°W

Al-Jalaa (Arabic: ٱلْجَلَاء|al-Jalāʾ) is a small city in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, located along the Euphrates River, south of Deir ez-Zor. Nearby localities include al-Abbas to the west, al-Ramadi and Abu Kamal to the south and Kharayij and Hajin to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Jalaa had a population of 9,171 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") of the Abu Kamal District. The al-Jalaa subdistrict consists of six towns which had a collective population of 29,255 in 2004.[1]

In the Syrian Civil War the city was occupied by ISIL until the Syrian army captured it on 5 December 2017.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112190710/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-10-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Web site: Breaking: Syrian Army on the cusp of final victory over ISIS in eastern Syria . 2017-12-06 . 2019-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190622151226/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-cusp-final-victory-isis-eastern-syria/ . dead .