Al-Susah (Arabic: ٱلسُّوسَة, romanizedas-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]

Al-Susah
ٱلسُّوسَة
Town
Al-Susah is located in Syria
Al-Susah
Al-Susah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 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

Climate

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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

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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

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  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.