Euphrates River bridges
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The Euphrates River bridges at Deir ez-Zor are a set of strategically important crossings that connect the city’s districts across the Euphrates in eastern Syria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euphrates River bridges canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge complex
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Deir ez-Zor
ⓘ
surface form:
Deir ez-Zor District
|
| conflictRole |
strategic objective in Syrian Civil War
ⓘ
target of airstrikes and bombardment during Syrian Civil War ⓘ |
| connects |
eastern bank of Deir ez-Zor
ⓘ
western bank of Deir ez-Zor ⓘ |
| country |
Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| crosses |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| function |
enable access to services and markets across river
ⓘ
link residential districts on both sides of Euphrates ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
control of bridges affects supply lines along Euphrates corridor
ⓘ
control of bridges influences access to eastern Syria oil regions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Deir ez-Zor railway bridge
Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Deir ez-Zor road bridge
Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge ⓘ Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Deir ez-Zor suspension footbridge
|
| hasStrategicValueFor |
Islamic State group (ISIL) during its control of area
ⓘ
Syrian Democratic Forces and allied actors in region ⓘ Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian government forces
opposition armed groups ⓘ |
| impactOfDamage |
complication of military supply and reinforcement routes
ⓘ
disruption of civilian movement across Euphrates in Deir ez-Zor ⓘ |
| importance | critical link between government- and opposition-held areas at various times ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deir ez-Zor
ⓘ
Deir ez-Zor ⓘ
surface form:
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Syria ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | upper Euphrates ⓘ |
| near |
Deir ez-Zor
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates riverfront neighborhoods of Deir ez-Zor
city center of Deir ez-Zor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Euphrates River crossing infrastructure in Syria
ⓘ
transport network of Deir ez-Zor Governorate ⓘ |
| region | eastern Syria ⓘ |
| regionType | urban river crossing ⓘ |
| riverBank |
left bank of Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor
ⓘ
right bank of Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor ⓘ |
| strategicCorridor | link between Raqqa–Deir ez-Zor–Abu Kamal along Euphrates ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
connects main districts of Deir ez-Zor across Euphrates
ⓘ
key crossing on routes between eastern and western Syria ⓘ |
| transportModeSupported |
non-motorized transport
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
| urbanContext | serve as main river crossings within Deir ez-Zor city limits ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial transport
ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ pedestrian traffic ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
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