provinces

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Some 7 million people are displaced within Congo, mostly in the eastern provinces, of which Ituri is one.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The Ebola outbreak is concentrated in three provinces of eastern DR Congo, an area roughly the size of the United Kingdom, much of it rural, remote and difficult to reach.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Amid the violence, some 4,300 people have been exposed to Bundibugyo in three affected provinces, Congo’s Health Ministry said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Syrian authorities have said the country was experiencing an "exceptional" rise in water levels along the Euphrates River, which originates in Turkey and flows through the Raqa and Deir Ezzor provinces before reaching neighbouring Iraq.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“Not over and above, dear boy. I was in the provinces mostly.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens