Mayadin District

Mayadin District (Arabic: منطقة الميادين‎) is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. At the 2004 official census, the district had a population of 247,171. Its administrative centre is the city of Mayadin.

Sub-districts

The district of Mayadin is divided into three sub-districts or Nāḥiyas (population according to 2004 official census):

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Mayadin

Mayadin (Arabic: ميادين‎) is a city in eastern Syria. It is located at about 35°1′0″N 40°27′0″E / 35.01667°N 40.45000°E / 35.01667; 40.45000Coordinates: 35°1′0″N 40°27′0″E / 35.01667°N 40.45000°E / 35.01667; 40.45000. The Euphrates River flows through the town. On January 9, ISIS members were abducted. During the Syrian civil war, the town captured by ISIL However, a local underground resistance movement has developed, and attacks on ISIL checkpoints and gunmen by more moderate Sunni fighters without identification have become more commonplace, as former rebel soldiers try to dislodge ISIL inside the city. This has even forced ISIL to dig a 15 km (9 mi) trench around the city to keep unknown gunmen out, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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