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Al Busayrah

Syria / Dayr-az-Zawr / al-Muhhassan /
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Al-Busayrah (Arabic: البصيرة‎) 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. The town was known by its Latin name, Circesium, under the Romans. Center of al-Busayrah subdistrict of Deir Ezzor district in Deir Ezzor governorate.

Under IS control:
www.syriahr.com/en/?p=78173
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Busayrah
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Coordinates:   35°9'23"N   40°25'26"E

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  • Rafa (guest)
    Actually the SDF is about liberate the town on November 7, 2017. Have already seized Circesium Hill on morning of Nov. 7.
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