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As Sawa Destination Guide

Touring As Sawa in Syria

As Sawa in the region of Deir ez-Zor is a city located in Syria - some 252 mi or ( 406 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of As Sawa

Time in As Sawa is now 01:47 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Winsah, Bustan al 'Ubayd, Bustan 'Ali Hafqar, As Sawa, and Al Hamad. Being here already, consider visiting Winsah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for As Sawa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

صيد وز و بط

4:17 min by alnshme1
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ٍSyria Trip 2009 ..

Demonstrators in Deir Al-Zor are torturing security man body

1:08 min by peacesupporter1
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Demonstrators in Deir Al-Zorare city are torturing a security man body after killing him. We are Deir Al-Zor honorable youth dissociate ourselves from this heinous crime. and we demand our government ..


White-tailed Lapwing, Mheimideh, eastern Syria April 2009

0:21 min by Tomas06560656
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short video clip (using a Fujifilm small digital camera 12 m-pix on free hand through Optolyth 80 HD) of breeding White-tailed Lapwings at the amazing wetland of Mheimideh, the Euphrates Valley in eas ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Operation Orchard

Operation Orchard was an Israeli airstrike on a nuclear reactor in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria carried out just after midnight (local time) on September 6, 2007. The White House and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) later confirmed that American intelligence had also indicated the site was a nuclear facility with a military purpose, though Syria denies this.

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Located at 35.71 39.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 2007 in Israel, 2007 in Syria, Aerial operations and battles involving Israel, Airstrikes, Arab–Israeli conflict, Battles involving Israel, Battles involving Syria, Conflicts in 2007, Cross-border operations, Israel–Syria relations, Operations involving Israeli special forces, Research institutes in Syria

Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge

The Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Euphrates River in the city of Deir ez-Zor in north-eastern Syria. The bridge was built by the French construction company Fougerolle (then-under Le Soliditit Françs) in 1927. It is a footbridge crossing the Euphrates river, connecting the Levant (south) with Upper Mesopotamia (north).

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Located at 35.35 40.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1927, Bridges in Syria, Bridges over the Euphrates River, Buildings and structures in Deir ez-Zor, Footbridges, French architecture outside France

Al-Furat University

The University of al-Furat is the fifth and the most new university in the Syrian Arab Republic; it is located in Deir-Ezzor and has campuses in other Syrian cities.

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Located at 35.32 40.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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Deir ez-Zor

Deir ez-Zor, also spelled Dayr al-Zawr, Der Ezzor, Deir Azzor, and other variants, is the 6th largest city in Syria and the largest in the eastern part of Syria. Located 450 km to the northeast from the capital Damascus on the shores of Euphrates River, Deir ez-Zor is the capital of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. According to the 2004 official census, 211,857 people are residing in the city.

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Located at 35.33 40.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Armenian Genocide extermination centers, Armenian diaspora communities, Cities in Syria, Deir ez-Zor, Fertile Crescent, Populated places in Deir ez-Zor District, Populated places on the Euphrates River