مخيم الطويحينة
The place
مخيم الطويحينة (Camp al-Tuwayhina) in Deir ez-Zor governorate, Deir ez-Zor/Al-Boukamal area (Euphrates valley, eastern Syria, ~10 km from the Iraqi border), at 311 m elevation, desert plain. Continuous Syria cluster (batches 323-324, 2 entries). Bedouin camp in a devastated region (Deir ez-Zor final battle 2014-2017 vs Daesh, 3-year siege, 70% of the city destroyed), heritage of the Palmyrene kingdom of Zenobia (267-272 AD, capital Palmyra UNESCO 1980 destroyed by Daesh in 2015).
The setting
Deir ez-Zor/Al-Boukamal Euphrates Syria 311 m desert plain 10 km from IQ border, continuous cluster batches 323-324 2 entries, Bedouin Deir ez-Zor battle 2014-2017 Daesh 3-year siege 70% destroyed, Palmyra Zenobia 267-272 UNESCO 1980 Daesh 2015.