Deir ez-Zor Governorate

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Deir ez-Zor Governorate مُحافظة دير الزور
Governorate
Map of Syria with Deir ez-Zor Governorate highlighted
Coordinates (Deir ez-Zor): 35°20′10″N 40°08′42″E / 35.336°N 40.145°E / 35.336; 40.145
Country	Syria
Capital	Deir ez-Zor
Manatiq (Districts)	3
Area
• Total	33,060 km2 (12,760 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,239,000
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	SY-DY
Main language(s)	Arabic

Deir ez-Zor Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Dayr az-Zawr) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq. It has an area of 33,060 km² (12,760 sq mi) and a population of 1,239,000 (2011 estimate).^[1] The capital is Deir ez-Zor. It is divided roughly equally from northwest to southeast by the Euphrates. Most of the territory on the river's left (northeast) bank is part of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, while that on the right (southwest) bank is controlled by the Syrian transitional government.^{[citation needed]}