Ta'um طَعُوم | |
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Village | |
  Ta'um | |
| Coordinates:35°58′24″N36°44′56″E / 35.97333°N 36.74889°E /35.97333; 36.74889 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Idlib |
| Subdistrict | Binnish |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 3,054 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ta'um (Arabic:طَعُوم,romanized: Ṭaʿūm, also spelledTu'um orTaoum) is a village in northernSyria, administratively part of theIdlib Governorate, located northeast ofIdlib. Nearby localities includeBinnish to the southwest,al-Fu'ah to the west,Zardana to the north,Taftanaz to the northeast,Talhiyeh to the east andAfes to the southeast. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ta'um had a population of 3,054 in the 2004 census.[1]
On 19 December 2014, the Syrian Army shelled the village, killing 3 people and injuring numerous others.[2]
