Abu Hamam

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Abu Hamam
أبو حمام
Town
Abu Hamam is located in Syria
Abu Hamam
Abu Hamam
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°49′57″N 40°39′43″E / 34.83250°N 40.66194°E / 34.83250; 40.66194
Country Syria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictAbu Kamal
SubdistrictHajin
ControlAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2004)
 • Total21,947
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC5174

Abu Hamam (Arabic: أبو حمام) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 21,947 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian civil war[edit]

Abu Hamam was captured from the Islamic State by Syrian Democratic Forces on 1 December 2017.[2]

On 3 March 2022, a fighter with the Syrian Democratic Forces was shot dead in the town by Islamic State gunmen.[3]

On 3 June 2022, two fighters and a smuggler were killed after Syrian forces launched an anti-smuggling operation in the town.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  2. ^ "The SDF and the DEMC gain control over the Hawi Abu Hamam area". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  3. ^ "ISIS resurgence | Unidentified gunmen assassinate SDF fighter in eastern Deir Ezzor". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Security campaign | Two SDF fighters killed in violent clashes with smugglers at river crossings in eastern Deir Ezzor". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 June 2022.