Al-Quriyah
| Al-Quriyah القورية |
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 Al-Quriyah
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| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor Governorate |
| District | Mayadin District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Asharah |
| Occupation | 23x15px Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 28,172 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Quriyah (Arabic: القورية, also spelled Qurieh) is a village 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 28,172 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]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Deir az-Zawr Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Annan demands Syrian government begins ceasefire 'now'. BBC News. 2012-03-30.
- ↑ WRAPUP 4-Syria's "friends" try to twist screw on Assad. Reuters. 2012-04-01.
- ↑ Syrian troops shell Rastan, killing three: NGO. Ahram Online. 2012-05-04.
- ↑ Razzouk, Nayla. Syrian Oil Pipeline Hit by Explosion, SANA News Agency Reports. Bloomberg News. 2012-06-06.
