Al-Kawm, Syria

Al-Kawm (; also spelled, el-Kowm) is a village in the al-Kowm oasis in central Syria north of al-Sukhnah and south of Raqqa. The oasis also contains a series of important archaeological sites, together known as El Kowm. In 2004 the village had a population of 1,771. During the Syrian Civil War ISIS mostly had control over this town until the SAA captured it on 14 August 2017.