Al-Susah

Town in Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Al-Susah
ٱلسُّوسَة
Town
34°31′15″N 40°57′46″E / 34.52083°N 40.96278°E / 34.52083; 40.96278
Country Syria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictAbu Kamal
Subdistrictal-Susah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total8,797
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC5186

Al-Susah (Arabic: ٱلسُّوسَة, romanized: as-Sūsah) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Susah had a population of 8,797 in the 2004 census.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Al-Susah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		16.7
(62.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		32.5
(90.5) 		38.1
(100.6) 		40.5
(104.9) 		40.5
(104.9) 		36.3
(97.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		15.7
(60.3) 		27.8
(82.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7) 		3.9
(39.0) 		6.9
(44.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		13.8
(56.8) 		7.5
(45.5) 		3.7
(38.7) 		12.8
(55.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0) 		16
(0.6) 		15
(0.6) 		19
(0.7) 		7
(0.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		6
(0.2) 		9
(0.4) 		21
(0.8) 		118
(4.6)
Source: Climate Data

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Al-Susah was one of the last holdouts of ISIS in Syria.[2] On January 15, 2019 Syrian Democratic Forces fully captured the town.[3]

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. ^ "Iraq attacks IS shelter in Syria's Al-Susah, 30 Commanders killed". United News of India. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ Barić, Joško (2019-01-15). "Syrian War Daily – 15th of January 2019". Syrian War Daily. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
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