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Village in Homs, Syria
Akkum أكومAkoum
Village
Akkum is located in SyriaAkkumAkkumLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 34°31′3″N 36°22′4″E / 34.51750°N 36.36778°E / 34.51750; 36.36778
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictQusayr
SubdistrictQusayr
Population
 • Total506
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Hodeib, Mirella (2012-10-13). "Lebanese in Syrian villages gear up". The Daily Star. Lebanon Wire. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
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