Kafra, Syria

Kafra
كفرة
Town
Kafra

Location of Kafra in Syria

Coordinates: 36°34′00″N 37°09′46″E / 36.5667°N 37.1628°E / 36.5667; 37.1628Coordinates: 36°34′00″N 37°09′46″E / 36.5667°N 37.1628°E / 36.5667; 37.1628
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Azaz
Subdistrict Sawran
Elevation 491 m (1,611 ft)
Population (2004)[1] 2,859
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C1672

Kafra (Arabic: كفرة‎, translit. Kafrah‎) is a small town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located some 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Azaz, it administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Jarez 2 km (1.2 mi) to the west, Kaljibrin 5 km (3.1 mi) to the southwest, and Sawran 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east. In the 2004 census, Kafra had a population of 2,859.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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