Al-Bukamal

Syria / Dayr-az-Zawr / Abu Kamal /
Al-Bukamal, Al-Boukamal or Al-Bu-Kamal (Arabic: البوكمال‎ , Turkish: Ebu Kemal or Kışla), also referred to as Abu Kamal, is a city in eastern Syria on the Euphrates River near the border with Iraq. The Euphrates divides Al-Bukamal into two areas: Shamiyya (belonging to the Levant) and Jazira (belonging to Mesopotamia) Al-Jazira, a plains region consisting of northeastern Syria and northwestern Iraq, quite distinct from the Syrian Desert and lower-lying central Mesopotamia. Al-Bukamal is an economically prosperous farming region with cattle-breeding, cereals, and cotton crops. It is also home to the historical site Dura-Europos and the ancient kingdom of Mari. Center of al-Bukamal subdistrict of al-Bukamal district in Deir Ezzor governorate.
Liberated by SAA on the 9th of November, 2017
Source: twitter.com/mod_gov_sy/status/928571472301477890
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bukamal
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Coordinates:   34°27'25"N   40°54'32"E

Comments

  • iberated by the SAA on the 9th of November, 2017.
  • Isis recaptured the city on the 10th of November,heavy clashes
  • Al Bukamal liberated on the 19th of November,2017