Abu Khashab (Arabic: أبو خشب) is a Syrian town located in Deir ez-Zor District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abu Khashab had a population of 9,046 in the 2004 census.[1]
Abu Khashab
أبو خشب | |
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Town | |
  Abu Khashab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°56′9″N 40°2′12″E / 35.93583°N 40.03667°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Deir ez-Zor |
| Subdistrict | al-Kasrah |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,046 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5098 |
Syrian Civil War
editOn 27 April 2022, seven people were shot dead and four others were wounded in a massacre committed by Islamic State fighters when they attacked the house of the chief of the relations office of Deir ez-Zor Civil Council in the town.[2]
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "Death toll update | 11 Killed and injured in attack on house of Public Relations Chief in Deir Ezzor Civil Council while having iftar meal". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 April 2022.
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