Tabiyet Jazira
طابية جزيرة | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 35°16′50″N 40°18′55″E / 35.28056°N 40.31528°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
District | Deir ez-Zor District |
Subdistrict | Khasham Subdistrict |
Population (2004)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,801 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C5144 |
Tabiyet Jazira, alternatively rendered as at Tabiyah, al Tabiyeh, Al Tabiyyah, Al Tabiya or Al Tabiah ( Arabic: طابية جزيرة), is a town in Deir ez-Zor District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tabiyah had a population of 1,801 in the 2004 census. [1]
Tabiyet Jazira is located on the Euphrates river, on the east bank. [2] The Tabiya (or "Conoco", after the company ConocoPhillips) gas field and plant lie about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the north of the town. [3]
On February 7, 2018, during the Battle of Khasham of the Syrian civil war, a pro-regime Syrian tribal militia group advanced under cover of night from Tabiyet Jazira and attacked a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base near Khasham. The attack was unsuccessful, as the SDF's American allies "struck back with their entire destructive arsenal", leading to high casualties among the pro-regime forces, including Russian mercenary Wagner Group soldiers. [2]