Al-Abbas, Syria

Al-Abbas العباس
Town
Al-Abbas Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°41′14″N 40°48′12″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
District	Abu Kamal
Subdistrict	al-Jalaa
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,314
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C5180

Al Abbas (Arabic: العباس) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al Abbas had a population of 2,314 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

During the Syrian Civil War, Al Abbas was occupied by ISIS until the Syrian Arab Army captured the town in 2017.[2]

References

1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-01.
2. "Breaking: Syrian Army liberates large chunk of IS bastion in Deir Ezzor". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2017-12-01.