Official Name: | Al-Shaafah |
Native Name: | الشعفة |
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: | 34.5678°N 40.9342°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Deir ez-Zor |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Abu Kamal |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Susah |
Population Total: | 18,956 |
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: | C5183 |
Al-Shaafah (ar|الشعفة|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.[1]
The town was part of the last strip of land in Syria controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). On 6 January 2019, the town was fully captured by SDF.[2]