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Al-Bukamal

Al-Bukamal, Al-Boukamal or Al-Bu-Kamal (Arabic: البوكمال‎ , Turkish: Ebu Kemal or Kışla), also referred to as Abu Kamal, is a city in eastern Syria on the Euphrates River near the border with Iraq. The Euphrates divides Al-Bukamal into two areas: Shamiyya (belonging to the Levant) and Jazira (belonging to Mesopotamia) Al-Jazira, a plains region consisting of northeastern Syria and northwestern Iraq, quite distinct from the Syrian Desert and lower-lying central Mesopotamia. Al-Bukamal is an economically prosperous farming region with cattle-breeding, cereals, and cotton crops. It is also home to the historical site Dura-Europos and the ancient kingdom of Mari. Center of al-Bukamal subdistrict of al-Bukamal district in Deir Ezzor governorate.
Liberated by SAA on the 9th of November, 2017
Source: twitter.com/mod_gov_sy/status/928571472301477890

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bukamal

Recent city comments:

  • bustan, JazaAlKayr wrote 5 years ago:
    bustan
  • Al-Bukamal, Andrea Pozzobon wrote 7 years ago:
    Al Bukamal liberated on the 19th of November,2017
  • Al-Bukamal, Andrea Pozzobon wrote 7 years ago:
    Isis recaptured the city on the 10th of November,heavy clashes
  • Al-Bukamal, Andrea Pozzobon wrote 7 years ago:
    iberated by the SAA on the 9th of November, 2017.
  • School, ntayseer wrote 12 years ago:
    البعث ذهب هو واهله
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34°27'25"N   40°54'32"E
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