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Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria i
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Deir ez-Zor Governorate Governorate
Syria Country

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Deir ez-Zor Governorate	Governorate
Syria	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria

Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

Raqqa Governorate, Syria

Homs Governorate, Syria

Nineveh Governorate, Iraq

Type:

Governorate

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Deir ez-Zor	242,565 (2017)
Ālbū Kamāl	57,572 (2016)
Al Mayādīn	54,534 (2015)
Hajīn	29,237 (2015)
Subaykhān	25,514 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

155841

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:155841:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Dayr az Zawr Governorate

Other Languages:

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Arabic:

محافظة دير الزور, سوريا

French:

Deir ez-Zor, Syrie

German:

Gouvernement Deir ez-Zor, Syrien

Italian:

governatorato di Deir el-Zor, Siria

Russian:

Дейр-эз-Зор, Сирия

Simplified Chinese:

代尔祖尔省, 叙利亚

Spanish:

Gobernación de Deir ez-Zor, Siria

Armenian:

Դեյր-էլ-Զորի մարզ, Սիրիա

Asturian:

Gobernación de Deir ez-Zor, Siria

Azeri:

Deyr əz-Zor mühafazası, Suriya

Basque:

Deir ez-Zor eskualdea, Siria

Bengali:

ডিএর এজ-জর গভর্নোরেট, সিরিয়া

Bulgarian:

Дейр ез-Зор, Сирия

Catalan:

governació de Deir ez-Zor, República Àrab Siriana

Cebuano:

Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Siria

Central Kurdish/Sorani:

پارێزگای دەیرەلزۆر

Czech:

Guvernorát Dajr az-Zaur, Sýrie

Danish:

Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syrien

Dutch:

Deir ez-Zor, Syrië

Egyptian Arabic:

محافظة دير الزور, سوريا

Esperanto:

Gubernio Dair az-Zaŭr, Sirio

Farsi/Persian:

استان دیرالزور, سوریه

Finnish:

Dayr al-Zawrin maakunta, Syyria

Georgian:

დეირ-ელ-ზორის მუჰაფაზა, სირია

Greek:

Κυβερνείο Ντέιρ αλ Ζορ, Συρία

Gujarati:

ડેઇર ઇઝ-ઝોર ગવર્નોરેટ, સિરિયા

Hebrew:

דיר א-זור , סוריה

Hindi:

देइर अज़-ज़ोर प्रान्त, सीरिया

Hungarian:

Dajr ez-Zaur kormányzóság, Szíria

Indonesian:

Kegubernuran Dayr az-Zawr, Suriah

Japanese:

デリゾール県, シリア

Kannada:

ಡಿಯರ್ ಇಜ್-ಝೋರ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಸಿರಿಯಾ

Korean:

데이르에조르주, 시리아

Latvian:

Deir ez Zoras muhāfaza, Sīrija

Lithuanian:

Deir az Zoro muchafaza, Sirija

Malay:

Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

Marathi:

देअर एझ-झोर गव्हर्नोरेट, सीरिया

Mazanderani:

دیرالزور, سوریه

Norwegian:

Dayr az-Zawr, Syria

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Deir ez-Zor guvernement, Syria

Polish:

Dajr az-Zaur, Syria

Portuguese:

Deir Zor , Síria

Romanian:

Guvernoratul Deir ez-Zor, Siria

Scots:

Deir ez-Zor Govrenorate, Sirie

Serbian:

Дајр ез Заур , Сирија

Sinhalese:

ඩයිර් එස්-සෝර් පළාත, සිරියාව

South Azerbaijani:

دیر الزور اوستانی, سوریه

Swedish:

Dayr az-Zawr, Syrien

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Вилояти Дайр-аз-Завр, Сурия

Tamil:

டேயார் எஸ்-சொற் கோவெர்னோரேட், சிரியா

Telugu:

డియర్ ఈజీ-జోర్ గవర్నరేట్, సిరియా

Thai:

เขตผู้ว่าการดัยรุซซูร, ประเทศซีเรีย

Traditional Chinese:

代爾祖爾省, 敘利亞

Turkish:

Deyrizor, Suriye

Ukrainian:

Дайр-аз-Заур, Сирія

Urdu:

محافظہ دیر الزور, سوریہ

Vietnamese:

Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Western Punjabi:

صوبہ دیر از-زور, شام

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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Halite

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Euphrates Volcanic Field, Deir ez-Zor District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

References:

Le Maitre, R. W. - Ed. (1989) A Classification of Igneous Rocks and Glossary of Terms - Recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks (1st ed.). Blackwell Scientific Publications.

Le Maitre, R. W. - Ed. (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511535581

Lease, N. A., & Abdel-Rahman, A. F. M. (2008). The Euphrates volcanic field, northeastern Syria: petrogenesis of Cenozoic basanites and alkali basalts. Geological Magazine, 145(5), 685-701.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Euphrates Volcanic Field, Deir ez-Zor District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

References:

Le Maitre, R. W. - Ed. (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511535581

Lease, N. A., & Abdel-Rahman, A. F. M. (2008). The Euphrates volcanic field, northeastern Syria: petrogenesis of Cenozoic basanites and alkali basalts. Geological Magazine, 145(5), 685-701.

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

Locality: Tibni Mine, At-Tibnī, Deir ez-Zor District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

References:

USGS Minerals Yearbook (2001) - Syria

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Euphrates Volcanic Field, Deir ez-Zor District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

References:

Le Maitre, R. W. - Ed. (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511535581

Lease, N. A., & Abdel-Rahman, A. F. M. (2008). The Euphrates volcanic field, northeastern Syria: petrogenesis of Cenozoic basanites and alkali basalts. Geological Magazine, 145(5), 685-701.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_Governorate
Wikidata ID:	Q232387
GeoNames ID:	170792

Localities in this Region

Syria

Deir ez-Zor Governorate
- ⭔Abu Kamal District
- ⭔Deir ez-Zor District
  - ⭔At-Tibnī
    - Tibni Mine
  - Euphrates Volcanic Field

Syria

Deir ez-Zor Governorate
- Deir ez-Zor District
  - Euphrates Volcanic Field
- ⭔Mayadin District

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Arabian PlateTectonic Plate

Euphrates-Sinjar basinBasin

Eurasian Plate

PalmyridesOrogenic Belt

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