Al-Asharah
ٱلْعَشَارَة | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°55′13″N 40°33′34″E / 34.92028°N 40.55944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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]