Abu Hamam Explained

Official Name:Abu Hamam
Native Name:أبو حمام
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Town
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
P1: Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.8325°N 40.6619°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Deir ez-Zor
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Abu Kamal
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Hajin
Population Total:21,947
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:C5174

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

See also: Syrian civil war.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2017-12-01.
  2. Web site: The SDF and the DEMC gain control over the Hawi Abu Hamam area.. https://web.archive.org/web/20190622151232/http://en.deirezzor24.net/the-sdf-and-the-demc-gain-control-over-the-hawi-abu-hamam-area/. 2019-06-22. 2017-12-09. dead.
  3. Web site: ISIS resurgence Unidentified gunmen assassinate SDF fighter in eastern Deir Ezzor. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 March 2022.
  4. Web site: 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.