Al-Suwar
Today we will talk about Al-Suwar. This topic is of great importance today and has generated great interest in society. Al-Suwar has had an impact in different areas, from politics to popular culture. It is crucial to understand its influence in order to understand the complexity of our current reality. In this article we will explore different aspects related to Al-Suwar, from its origin to its future implications. We hope that this reading is informative and provokes reflection on Al-Suwar and its impact on our world.
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Al-Suwar
صُوَر | |
|---|---|
  Al-Suwar | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′23″N 40°39′42″E / 35.50639°N 40.66167°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Deir ez-Zor |
| Subdistrict | al-Suwar |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 5,279[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Suwar (Arabic: صُوَر, romanized: Ṣuwar, also spelled as-Suwar or al-Suwwar, Kurdish: Sewr) is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, located along the Khabur river, north-east of Deir ez-Zor. In 2004, there were 5297 inhabitants.
History
In the past, most scholars identified al-Suwar with Suru (Su-ú-ru), the capital city of Aramean state Bit-Halupe at the time of Tukulti-Ninurta II; however, Suru is now generally identified with nearby Tell Fiden instead.[2][3] Edward Lipinski instead identified al-Suwar with the town of *Ṣūriḫ or *Ṣuwariḫ (Ṣú-ú-ri-iḫ), the first town mentioned by the king Adad-nirari II in the province of Laqe on the Khabur river.[3]
Civil war
During the Syrian Civil War, the town fell under ISIL occupation until it was liberated by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces during an offensive in September 2017.[4]
References
- ^ a b "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ^ Bonacossi, Daniele Morandi (1996). ""Landscapes of Power" The Political Organisation of Space in the Lower Habur Valley in the Neo-Assyrian Period". State Archives of Assyria Bulletin. X (2): 15–49. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b Lipiński, Edward (2000). The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion. Leuven: Peeters. p. 83. ISBN 90-429-0859-9. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Kurdish forces capture major ISIS stronghold in east Deir Ezzor". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
