Al-Busayrah

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Al-Busayrah
البصيرة
Town
Al-Busayrah is located in Syria
Al-Busayrah
Al-Busayrah
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Country  Syria
Governorate Deir ez-Zor Governorate
District Deir ez-Zor District
Nahiyah Al-Busayrah
Occupation 23x15px Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 6,199
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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.[1] The town was known by its Latin name, Circesium, under the Romans.

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