Official Name: | Al-Susah |
Native Name: | ٱلسُّوسَة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 34.5208°N 40.9628°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Deir ez-Zor |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Abu Kamal |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Susah |
Population Total: | 8,797 |
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: | C5186 |
Al-Susah (ar|ٱلسُّوسَة|as-Sūsah) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Susah had a population of 8,797 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Susah was one of the last holdouts of ISIS in Syria.[2] On January 15, 2019 Syrian Democratic Forces fully captured the town.[3]