Al-Busayrah
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| official_name = Al-Busayrah
| native_name = الْبُصَيْرَة
| settlement_type = Town
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|09|20|N|40|25|33|E|region:SY|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name1 = Deir ez-Zor
| subdivision_name2 = Deir ez-Zor
| subdivision_name3 = al-Busayrah
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| p1 = {{flagicon|Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria}} Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
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| population_total = 6199
| population_as_of = 2004 census
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Al-Busayrah ({{langx|ar|الْبُصَيْرَة|al-Buṣayrah}}) is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The town is located, at the confluence of the Euphrates and Khabur Rivers, southeast of Deir ez-Zor. Nearby localities include Muhassan to the northwest and al-Asharah, Mayadin and Hajin to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Busayrah had a population of 6,199 in the 2004 census.[https://archive.today/20130112135200/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-3-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Deir al-Zor Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} The town was known by its Latin name, Circesium, under the Roman Empire.
File:Busayrah nahiyah.svg of the Deir ez-Zor District.]]
During the Syrian Civil War, the city was part of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant until the Syrian Democratic Forces captured it on 12 November 2017, bringing it under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.{{cite web |url=https://isis.liveuamap.com/en/2017/12-november-syrian-democratic-forces-sdf-captured-al-busayrah |title=Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF captured Al Busayrah in Deir ez Zor region which is at the right side of the Khabour river. |work=Liveuamap |date=12 November 2017 |access-date=21 June 2019}} On 6 August 2024, Syrian Army Backed Tribal Forces claimed to have captured the city amid an announced offensive in the region.
Climate
In Al-Busayrah, there is a desert climate. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average annual temperature in Al-Busayrah is {{convert|20.2|°C|1}}. About {{convert|154|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.
{{Weather box|location = Al-Busayrah
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|Jan high C = 13.1
|Feb high C = 15.9
|Mar high C = 20.2
|Apr high C = 25.9
|May high C = 32.1
|Jun high C = 37.6
|Jul high C = 40.5
|Aug high C = 40.4
|Sep high C = 35.8
|Oct high C = 29.7
|Nov high C = 21.6
|Dec high C = 14.9
|Jan low C = 2.7
|Feb low C = 3.9
|Mar low C = 7.0
|Apr low C = 11.6
|May low C = 16.7
|Jun low C = 21.5
|Jul low C = 24.4
|Aug low C = 24.2
|Sep low C = 19.5
|Oct low C = 13.9
|Nov low C = 7.7
|Dec low C = 3.8
|Jan precipitation mm = 29
|Feb precipitation mm = 24
|Mar precipitation mm = 25
|Apr precipitation mm = 22
|May precipitation mm = 9
|Jun precipitation mm = 0
|Jul precipitation mm = 0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0
|Sep precipitation mm = 1
|Oct precipitation mm = 7
|Nov precipitation mm = 12
|Dec precipitation mm = 25
|year precipitation mm= 154
|source = Climate-Data.org, Climate data
|date=16 January 2018}}
References
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{{Deir ez-Zor Governorate|deir}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Busayrah}}
Category:Populated places in Deir ez-Zor District