Akkum Explained

Official Name:Akkum
Native Name:أكوم
Other Name:Akoum
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.5175°N 36.3678°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Syria
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qusayr
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Qusayr
Population Total:506
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Akkum (Arabic: أكوم, also spelled Akoum, also known as Ayn al-Safa) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north and south of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include al-Hawik, Wadi Hanna, Baluzah and al-Aqrabiyah to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Akkum had a population of 506 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. News: Hodeib. Mirella. Lebanese in Syrian villages gear up. The Daily Star. Lebanon Wire. 2012-10-13. 2015-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303105618/http://www.lebanonwire.com/1210MLN/12101308DS.asp. 2016-03-03. dead.