Map of Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Deir ez-Zor is the administrative centre of Deir ez-Zor, Syria, with a population of about 271,800. It lies at 35.3359°N, 40.1408°E. Deir ez-Zor is about 407 km (253 mi) northeast of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Mayādīn, 45 km to the southeast.

Deir ez-Zor at a glance

Where is Deir ez-Zor?

• The 9th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Deir ez-Zor

• Al Mayādīn — 45 km southeast
• Ālbū Kamāl — 121 km southeast
• Ar Raqqah — 123 km northwest
• Al Qā’im — 130 km southeast, Iraq
• Al Ḩasakah — 141 km northeast
• Ath Thawrah — 154 km west
• Tadmur — 190 km southwest
• Sinjār — 191 km northeast, Iraq
• Kızıltepe — 210 km north, Turkey
• Viranşehir — 213 km north, Turkey

Largest cities in Deir ez-Zor

• Ālbū Kamāl — 57,572
• Al Mayādīn — 54,534

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231
• Al Bāb — 130,745

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.