Gharanij

Gharanij (Arabic: غَرَانِيج, romanized: Ġarānīj) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharanij had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census.^[1]

Gharanij غَرَانِيج
Town
Gharanij Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°47′2″N 40°43′42″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
District	Abu Kamal
Subdistrict	Hajin
Control	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population  (2004)
• Total	23,009
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C5173

On 9 December 2017, Gharanij was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in their Deir ez-Zor campaign against the Islamic State.^[2] On 21 December 2017, the Islamic State recaptured the town but it was once again liberated by the Syrian Democratic Forces in late February.^[3][4][5]