Al-Kawm, Homs

For the archaeological site of this name, see El Kowm (archaeological site).

Al-Kawm (Arabic: الكوم; 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.^[1]

al-Kawm الكوم
Village
al-Kawm Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°11′N 38°52′E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs Governorate
District	Tadmur District
Nahiyah	Al-Sukhnah
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,771
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)

History

In the 1960 Syrian census, al-Kawm had a population of 193.^[2]

See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022)

During the Syrian civil war, ISIS mostly had control over this town until the SAA captured it on 14 August 2017.

Between 12-13 December 2022, ISIS militants temporarily took control of the town for three days under the cover of fog following clashes near the area on 12 December, that resulted in the deaths of 6 Syrian soldiers.^[3]

By 25 February 2025, the village was entirely deserted.^[4]