Abu Khashab
Town in Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Abu Khashab أبو خشب | |
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| 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 (2004) | |
| • 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.[1]
Syrian Civil War
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.[2]
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