Gharanij Explained
Official Name: | Gharanij |
Native Name: | غَرَانِيج |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 34.7839°N 40.7283°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Deir ez-Zor |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Abu Kamal |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Hajin |
Parts Type: | Control |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Population Total: | 23,009 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Qrya Pcode |
Blank Info Sec1: | C5173 |
Gharanij (Arabic: غَرَانِيج|Ġarānīj) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharanij had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census.[1]
On 9 December 2017, Gharanij was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in their Deir ez-Zor campaign.[2] On 21 December 2017, the Islamic State still controlled the town but was once again liberated by the Syrian Democratic Forces in late February.[3] [4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: General Census of Population 2004. . 1 December 2017 . HumanitarianResponse . . 2004.
- News: SDF Seizes Gharanij Town Eastern Deir Ezzor . 9 December 2017 . 7 December 2017 . Qasioun News Agency . 22 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190622151237/https://www.qasioun-news.com/en/news/show/115274 . dead .
- News: Airstrikes target the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor and the regime forces target the countryside of Homs and Quneitra . 20 December 2017 . 22 December 2019 . Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
- 952200105465122816 . It has been a very interesting and intense week of fights at the front in Khara'ij, against ISIS. Luckily alive, but we did a very good job. Also prisoners have been taken. Pushing daesh till the end, they still resist but they are almost defeated. - Azad Marxman on Twitter . R. . Azad . 13 January 2018 . 4 November 2018 . RedMarksman762.
- 961347929893163008 . Khara'ij (#DeirEzzor province) is still full war zone, #SDF & #YPG front against #ISIS. When I came back from the front, I noticed that Abu Hammam started to get populated, few people in the streets, some shops are open. We were fighting there and liberated the town in December. - Azad Marxman on Twitter . R. . Azad . 7 February 2018 . 4 November 2018 . RedMarksman762.