Al-Susah ( ar, ٱلسُّوسَة, as-Sūsah) is a
Syrian
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Abu Kamal District,
Deir ez-Zor
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. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Susah had a population of 8,797 in the 2004 census.
Climate
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Al-Susah was one of the last holdouts of
ISIS
Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...
in Syria. On January 15, 2019
Syrian Democratic Forces
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fully captured the town.
References
{{Deir ez-Zor Governorate, abu
Populated places in Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Populated places on the Euphrates River