akkum (, 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.