Al-Kawm (Arabic: الكوم; also spelled, el-Kowm) is a village in the al-Kowm oasis in central Syria north of al-Sukhnah and south of Raqqa. The oasis also contains a series of important archaeological sites, together known as El Kowm. In 2004 the village had a population of 1,771.[1] During the Syrian Civil War ISIS mostly had control over this town until the SAA captured it on 14 August 2017.

al-Kawm الكوم
Village
al-Kawm Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°11′N 38°52′E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs Governorate
District	Tadmur District
Nahiyah	Al-Sukhnah
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,771
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)

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