Abu Kamal District منطقة البوكمال | |
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Map of Abu Kamal District within Deir ez-Zor Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Abu Kamal):34°27′N40°56′E / 34.45°N 40.93°E /34.45; 40.93 | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| Control | |
| Seat | Abu Kamal |
| Subdistricts | 4nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,807.01 km2 (2,628.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 265,142 |
| • Density | 38.9513/km2 (100.883/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0902 |
Abu Kamal District (Arabic:منطقة البوكمال,romanized: manṭiqat Albūkamāl) is adistrict of theDeir ez-Zor Governorate in northeastern Syria. Theadministrative centre is the city ofAbu Kamal. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 265,142.[1]
TheEuphrates divides the district, withHajin andAs-Souseh subdistricts being part of Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) while Abu Kamal andAl-Jalaa subdistricts are part of the Shamiyah (theSyrian Desert).[2][3] Abu Kamal is an economically prosperous farming region with cattle-breeding, cereals, and cotton crops. It is home to the historical siteDura-Europos and thetell of the ancientkingdom of Mari.
The district of Abu Kamal is divided into four subdistricts ornawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
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