Al-Shaafah

Al-Shaafah
الشعفة
Town
Al-Shaafah is located in Syria
Al-Shaafah
Al-Shaafah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°34′04″N 40°56′03″E / 34.56778°N 40.93417°E / 34.56778; 40.93417
CountrySyria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictAbu Kamal
Subdistrictal-Susah
ControlAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
18,956
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC5183

Al-Shaafah (Arabic: الشعفة, romanized: aš-Ša'fah) 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]

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]

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  2. ^ "Breaking: SDF troops capture ISIS stronghold east of Euphrates". Al-Masdar News. 6 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.


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