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| name = Abu Kamal District |
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| native_name = منطقة |
| native_name = {{lang|ar|منطقة البوكمال}} |
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Syria|District]] |
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Syria|District]] |
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| image_map = Abu Kamal District.svg |
| image_map = Abu Kamal District.svg |
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| map_caption = Map of |
| map_caption = Map of Abu Kamal District within Deir ez-Zor Governorate |
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| coor_pinpoint = [[ |
| coor_pinpoint = [[Abu Kamal]] |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Governorates of Syria|Governorate]] |
| subdivision_type1 = [[Governorates of Syria|Governorate]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Deir ez-Zor Governorate|Deir ez-Zor]] |
| subdivision_name1 = [[Deir ez-Zor Governorate|Deir ez-Zor]] |
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| p1 = 4 [[nahiyah|nawāḥī]] |
| p1 = 4 [[nahiyah|nawāḥī]] |
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| seat = [[ |
| seat = [[Abu Kamal]] |
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| geocode = SY0902 |
| geocode = SY0902 |
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'''Abu Kamal District''' ({{lang-ar-at|منطقة البوكمال|[[mintaqah|manṭiqat]] Albūkamāl}}) is a [[Districts of Syria|district]] of the [[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]] in northeastern Syria. The [[administrative centre]] is the city of [[Abu Kamal]]. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 265,142.<ref name=census2004 /> |
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The [[Euphrates]] divides the district, with [[Hajin]] and [[As-Souseh]] subdistricts being part of Jazira ([[Upper Mesopotamia]]) while Abu Kamal and [[Al-Jalaa]] subdistricts are part of the Shamiyah (the [[Syrian Desert]]).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Musallam|first1=Basim|editor1= Martha Mundy|title=The transformation of nomadic society in the Arab East|date=2000|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|location=Cambridge, England|isbn=978-0-521-77057-6|page=64|edition=1. publ.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iwxeHaKUGFMC&q=shamiyya&pg=PA64 }} (NB The region ''Shamiyah'' is used by McIntosh to mean the Syrian Desert, or part thereof)</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=McIntosh|first1=Jane|title=Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives|date=2005|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|location=Santa Barbara|isbn=978-1-57607-965-2|page=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9veK7E2JwkUC&dq="Shamiyah+desert"&pg=PA11|accessdate=3 February 2017|ref=McIntosh|language=en}}</ref> Abu Kamal is an economically prosperous farming region with cattle-breeding, cereals, and cotton crops. It is home to the historical site [[Dura-Europos]] and the [[Tell (archaeology)|tell]] of the ancient [[Mari, Syria|kingdom of Mari]]. |
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==Sub-districts== |
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*[[Hajin]] |
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*[[Al-Jalaa]] |
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*[[Al-Susah]] |
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|header=[[Districts of Syria|Subdistricts of Abu Kamal District]] |
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|image1=Abu Kamal nahiyah.svg |
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|caption1=The administrative center of [[Abu Kamal Subdistrict]] shown above is the city of [[Abu Kamal]]. |
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|image2=Al-Jalaa nahiyah.svg |
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|caption2=The administrative center of [[Al-Jalaa Subdistrict]] shown above is the city of [[Al-Jalaa]]. |
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|image3=Hajin nahiyah.svg |
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|caption3=The administrative center of [[Hajin Subdistrict]] shown above is the city of [[Hajin]]. |
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|image4=As-Souseh nahiyah.svg |
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|caption4=The administrative center of [[Al-Susah Subdistrict]] shown above is the city of [[Al-Susah]]. |
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== Subdistricts == |
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⚫ | The district of Abu Kamal is divided into four subdistricts or [[nahiyah|nawāḥī]] (population as of 2004<ref name=census2004 />): |
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⚫ | *[[Abu Kamal|Abu Kamal Subdistrict]] (ناحية البوكمال): population 92,031.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-8-2004.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805124641/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-8-2004.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |title=Abu Kamal nahiyah population |publisher=Cbssyr.org |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | *[[Hajin|Hajin Subdistrict]] (ناحية هجين): population 97,870.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-9-2004.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112145530/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-9-2004.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-12 |title=Hajin nahiyah population |publisher=Cbssyr.org |accessdate=2012-06-18 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | *[[Al-Jalaa|Al-Jalaa Subdistrict]] (ناحية الجلاء): population 29,255.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-10-2004.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215185104/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-10-2004.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-12-15 |title=Al-Jalaa nahiyah population |publisher=Cbssyr.org |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | *[[Al-Susah|Al-Susah Subdistrict]] (ناحية السوسة): population 45,986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-11-2004.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216001524/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-11-2004.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-12-16 |title=As-Souseh nahiyah population |publisher=Cbssyr.org |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18 }}</ref> |
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[[Category:Abu Kamal District]] |
[[Category:Abu Kamal District| ]] |
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Abu Kamal District
منطقة البوكمال
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Map of Abu Kamal District within Deir ez-Zor Governorate
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Coordinates (Abu Kamal): 34°27′N 40°56′E / 34.45°N 40.93°E / 34.45; 40.93 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
Seat | Abu Kamal |
Subdistricts | 4nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 6,807.01 km2 (2,628.20 sq mi) |
Population
(2004)[1]
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• Total | 265,142 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Geocode | SY0902 |
Abu Kamal District (Arabic: منطقة البوكمال, romanized: manṭiqat Albūkamāl) is a district of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Abu Kamal. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 265,142.[1]
The Euphrates divides the district, with Hajin and As-Souseh subdistricts being part of Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) while Abu Kamal and Al-Jalaa subdistricts are part of the Shamiyah (the Syrian Desert).[2][3] Abu Kamal is an economically prosperous farming region with cattle-breeding, cereals, and cotton crops. It is home to the historical site Dura-Europos and the tell of the ancient kingdom of Mari.
The district of Abu Kamal is divided into four subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
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