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Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Deir ez-Zor Governorate uses Asia/Damascus, Syria’s national time zone, currently fixed at UTC+3. Deir ez-Zor, Mayadin, and Abu Kamal share one clock, though sunrise is location- and date-specific.

Deir Ez-Zor, Syria

10:24:52

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+3 · Asia/Damascus

Time and sun data for Deir Ez-Zor — the largest city of Deir ez-Zor

The sun in Deir Ez-Zor

Sunrise 05:55 Solar noon 12:20 Sunset 18:45 Daylight 12 h 50 min Night 11 h 10 min Civil twilight 05:29 – 19:11

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Largest cities

Deir Ez-Zor 271 800
Albu Kamal 57 572
Al Mayadin 54 534
Hajīn 29 237
Subaykhan 25 514
As Sūsah 8 797

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Current time in Deir ez-Zor, Syria

A correctly configured clock for Deir ez-Zor shows the same civil time as one in Damascus. The governorate has no separate eastern time zone despite extending across Syria’s east, so regional travel does not produce a clock change.

Asia/Damascus is the appropriate setting for phones, servers, and calendars. A plain UTC+3 setting produces the current offset but lacks the jurisdictional rule history supplied by a maintained named zone.

Use one Syrian time for all cities in the governorate. Use a city’s own coordinates for sunrise. Include the date when comparing international times. Distinguish astronomical sunrise from first visible sunlight.

Urban centers along the Euphrates

Deir ez-Zor city is the governorate’s administrative and primary urban reference. Mayadin and Abu Kamal are other notable cities along the Euphrates corridor. Their shared river geography does not make their solar times identical, because they occupy different positions.

Abu Kamal lies farther southeast than Deir ez-Zor city, while Mayadin is situated between them along the river. All three use the same official hour. A solar calculator, however, should be asked about the particular city rather than treating the governorate as one coordinate.

The river crosses the region without resetting its watch, and travelers need not reset theirs either.

Why sunrise needs a date

Sunrise cannot be stated as one permanent time for Deir ez-Zor. Its clock reading changes with the seasons as day length and the Sun’s apparent path change. Latitude and longitude determine how the daily event compares among cities.

Weather does not alter the astronomical calculation, but cloud, dust, terrain, and buildings can alter what an observer sees. A published sunrise therefore describes a standard event rather than promising unobstructed sunlight at that exact instant.

For general orientation, use Deir ez-Zor city. For a departure from Mayadin or Abu Kamal, request the daily value for that locality. This preserves the useful simplicity of one regional clock without sacrificing the geographic precision needed for natural-light planning.

Questions and answers

Is Deir ez-Zor ahead of western Syria?: No. Its easterly location can bring earlier solar events, but official clocks show the same Syrian local time.
What current UTC offset applies?: The current offset under Asia/Damascus is UTC+3.
Should I use Deir ez-Zor city’s sunrise for Abu Kamal?: Use Abu Kamal’s own location when precision matters. The two cities share a clock but not identical coordinates.