| Abu Khashab أبو خشب | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Abu KhashabLocation in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°56′9″N 40°2′12″E / 35.93583°N 40.03667°E / 35.93583; 40.03667 | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Deir ez-Zor |
| Subdistrict | al-Kasrah |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,046 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5098 |
Abu Khashab (Arabic: أبو خشب) is a Syrian town located in Deir ez-Zor District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abu Khashab had a population of 9,046 in the 2004 census.
Syrian Civil War
See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022)Abu Khashab is home to the only IDP camp in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. It was established in 2017 and as of May 2024 it had a population of 10,842.
On 27 April 2022, seven people were shot dead and four others were wounded in a massacre committed by Islamic State fighters when they attacked the house of the chief of the relations office of Deir ez-Zor Civil Council in the town.
References
- "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- "Camp Profile: Abu Khashab - Deir Ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, May 2024 - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- "Death toll update | 11 Killed and injured in attack on house of Public Relations Chief in Deir Ezzor Civil Council while having iftar meal". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 April 2022.
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