Al-Shaafah

Al-Shaafah
الشعفة
Town
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
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
18,956
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
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.

The town was part of the last strip of land in Syria controlled by the Islamic State (IS). On 6 January 2019, the town was fully captured by the SDF.

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