Al-Asharah
ٱلْعَشَارَة | |
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Town | |
  Al-Asharah | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′13″N 40°33′34″E / 34.92028°N 40.55944°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Mayadin |
| Subdistrict | Al-Asharah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 17,537 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Asharah (Arabic: ٱلْعَشَارَة, romanized: al-ʿAšārah, also spelled al-Ashareh or Esharah) is a town 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-Quriyah to the northeast, Makhan and Mayadin to the north, Suwaydan Jazirah to the southeast and Dablan to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Asharah had a population of 17,537 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative seat of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consists of seven localities with a total population of 96,001 in 2004. Al-Asharah is the third largest locality in the nahiyah.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. From Arabians Tribes of Tayy Al-Rahabi and Al Uqaydat.[2]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Deir az-Zawr Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, 1841, p. 174.