Al-Harmushiyah
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| Al-Harmushiyah هرموشية |
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|---|---|
| Town | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor Governorate |
| District | Deir ez-Zor District |
| Elevation[1] | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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]
Climate
Al-Harmushiyah has a desert climate. What little rain falls, falls during the winter, about 150 mm (5.91 in) annually. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average annual temperature in Al-Harmushiyah is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F).
