Al-Susah
Town in Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Al-Susah ٱلسُّوسَة | |
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34°31′15″N 40°57′46″E / 34.52083°N 40.96278°E / 34.52083; 40.96278 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
District | Abu Kamal |
Subdistrict | al-Susah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 8,797 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C5186 |
Al-Susah (Arabic: ٱلسُّوسَة, romanized: as-Sūsah) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Susah had a population of 8,797 in the 2004 census.[1]
Climate
Climate data for Al-Susah | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 38.1 (100.6) | 40.5 (104.9) | 40.5 (104.9) | 36.3 (97.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 27.8 (82.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 12.8 (55.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) | 16 (0.6) | 15 (0.6) | 19 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 118 (4.6) |
Source: Climate Data |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Al-Susah was one of the last holdouts of ISIS in Syria.[2] On January 15, 2019 Syrian Democratic Forces fully captured the town.[3]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ^ "Iraq attacks IS shelter in Syria's Al-Susah, 30 Commanders killed". United News of India. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Barić, Joško (2019-01-15). "Syrian War Daily – 15th of January 2019". Syrian War Daily. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
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Capital: Deir ez-Zor
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