Al-Shaafah
الشعفة
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Town
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  Al-Shaafah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′04″N 40°56′03″E / 34.56778°N 40.93417°E / 34.56778; 40.93417 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Abu Kamal |
| Subdistrict | al-Susah |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population
(2004)
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| • Total | 18,956 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5183 |
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.[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]
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