Al-Suwar (Arabic: صُوَر, romanized: Ṣuwar, also spelled as-Suwar or al-Suwwar) is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, located along the Khabur river, north-east of Deir ez-Zor. In 2004, there were 5297 inhabitants.
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Al-Suwar
صُوَر | |
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![]() ![]() Al-Suwar | |
Coordinates: 35°30′23″N 40°39′42″E | |
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Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
District | Deir ez-Zor |
Subdistrict | al-Suwar |
Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 5,279[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In the past, most scholars identified al-Suwar with Suru (Su-ú-ru), the capital city of Aramean state Bit-Halupe at the time of Tukulti-Ninurta II; however, Suru is now generally identified with nearby Tell Fiden instead.[2][3] Edward Lipinski instead identified al-Suwar with the town of *Ṣūriḫ or *Ṣuwariḫ (Ṣú-ú-ri-iḫ), the first town mentioned by the king Adad-nirari II in the province of Laqe on the Khabur river.[3]
During the Syrian Civil War, the town fell under ISIL occupation until it was liberated by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces during an offensive in September 2017.[4]
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Capital: Deir ez-Zor | |||||||
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