Al-Shaafah

Al-Shaafah (Arabic: الشعفة) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Shaafah had a population of 18,956 in the 2004 census.[1]

Al-Shaafah

الشعفة
Town
Al-Shaafah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°34′04″N 40°56′03″E
Country Syria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictAbu Kamal
Subdistrictal-Susah
Control Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2004)
  Total18,956
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC5183

The town was part of the last strip of land in Syria controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). On 6 January 2019, the town was fully captured by SDF.[2]

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