Al-Quriyah

Al-Quriyah
القورية
City
Al-Quriyah is located in Syria
Al-Quriyah
Al-Quriyah
Coordinates: 35°0′9″N 40°30′42″E / 35.00250°N 40.51167°E / 35.00250; 40.51167
CountrySyria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictMayadin
SubdistrictAl-Quriyah
ControlAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
70,680
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Quriyah (Arabic: القورية, romanized: al-Qūriyah, also spelled Qurieh) is a city in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, located along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, south of Deir ez-Zor. Nearby localities include Diban, Mahkan and al-Tayanah to the north, Mayadin to the northwest and al-Asharah, Darnaj and Suwaydan Jazirah to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Quriyah had a population of 70680 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the al-Asharah subdistrict ("nahiyah.")[1]

On 30 March 2012 the Syrian Army opened fire on a demonstration in al-Quriyah, resulting in clashes that left five people dead according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).[2] According to SOHR, fighting in al-Quriyah resulted in the deaths of five Syrian Army soldiers, four rebels and one civilian.[3] On 24 May 2012 clashes between rebels and government forces ended with the death of one soldier and a young civilian man according to opposition activists.[4] A nearby oil pipeline was blown up by armed opposition groups on 6 June 2012.[5] On 22 October 2017, Syrian Army took Al-Quriyah.[6]

On December 6, 2024, Islamic State (IS) cells occupied Al-Quriyah after pro-Assad forces abandoned the area during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives.[7] On December 7, 2024, it's likely Rebels forces captured the settlement from the IS. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Deir az-Zawr Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Annan demands Syrian government begins ceasefire 'now'. BBC News. 2012-03-30.
  3. ^ WRAPUP 4-Syria's "friends" try to twist screw on Assad. Reuters. 2012-04-01.
  4. ^ Syrian troops shell Rastan, killing three: NGO. Ahram Online. 2012-05-04.
  5. ^ Razzouk, Nayla. Syrian Oil Pipeline Hit by Explosion, SANA News Agency Reports. Bloomberg News. 2012-06-06.
  6. ^ مفاوضات تجري بين وجهاء وتنظيم “الدولة الإسلامية”. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 22 October 2017.
  7. ^ [1] Twitter 2024-12-06.
  8. ^ https://x.com/syr_television/status/1865392519166546135 Twitter 2024-12-07