Al-Harmushiyah
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Al-Harmushiyah
هرموشية | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Al-Harmushiyah | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′03″N 39°52′24″E / 35.60083°N 39.87333°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Deir ez-Zor |
| Subdistrict | al-Kasrah |
| Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Harmushiyah (Arabic: هرموشية, Harmoushieh) is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate.[2] The town is located, on the Euphrates northwest of the city of Deir ez-Zor. It is across the Euphrates from the town of Al-Tabni.
In 1961 Soviet geologists discovered very pure salt deposits near the town.[3][4]
During the Syrian Civil War, the town was occupied by ISIL until the SDF captured it on 4 October 2017.[5]
