Al-Baghuz Fawqani

Al-Baghuz Fawqani
الباغوز فوقاني
Town
Al-Baghuz Fawqani
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°27′31″N 40°57′2″E / 34.45861°N 40.95056°E / 34.45861; 40.95056Coordinates: 34°27′31″N 40°57′2″E / 34.45861°N 40.95056°E / 34.45861; 40.95056
Country  Syria
Governorate Deir ez-Zor
District Abu Kamal District
Subdistrict Al-Susah Subdistrict
Population (2004)
  Total 10,689
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode C5184

Al-Baghuz Fawqani (Arabic: الباغوز فوقاني) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Baghuz Fawqani had a population of 10,649 in the 2004 census.[1]

During the course of the Syrian Civil War, Baghuz came under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. It was recaptured in September 2018 by the Syrian Democratic Forces.[2]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  2. http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/09/breaking-news-our-forces-liberate-al-bagouz-faqani-town/


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