Abu Hamam أبو حمام | |
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Town | |
  Abu Hamam Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°49′57″N40°39′43″E / 34.83250°N 40.66194°E /34.83250; 40.66194 | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Abu Kamal |
| Subdistrict | Hajin |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 21,947 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5174 |
Abu Hamam (Arabic:أبو حمام,Kurdish:Ebû Hemam) is aSyriantown located in theAbu Kamal District,Deir ez-Zor. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 21,947 during the 2004 census.[1]
Abu Hamam was captured from theIslamic State bySyrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 1 December 2017.[2]
On 3 March 2022, a fighter with the SDF was shot dead in the town by aIslamic State gunmen.[3]
On 3 June 2022, two fighters and a smuggler were killed after SDF forces launched an anti-smuggling operation in the town.[4]
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