al-Kawm الكوم | |
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  al-Kawm Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°11′00″N38°52′00″E / 35.18333°N 38.86667°E /35.18333; 38.86667 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs Governorate |
| District | Tadmur District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Sukhnah |
| Elevation | 1,519 ft (463 m) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,771 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Al-Kawm (Arabic:الكوم; also spelled,el-Kowm) is a village in theal-Kowm oasis in centralSyria north ofal-Sukhnah and south ofRaqqa. The oasis also contains a series of important archaeological sites, together known asEl Kowm. In 2004 the village had a population of 1,771.[1]
In the 1960 Syrian census, al-Kawm had a population of 193.[2]
During theSyrian civil war,ISIS mostly had control over this town until the SAA captured it on 14 August 2017.
Between 12-13 December 2022,ISIS militants temporarily took control of the town for three days under the cover of fog following clashes near the area on 12 December, that resulted in the deaths of 6 Syrian soldiers.[3]
By 25 February 2025, the village was entirely deserted.[4]
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