Kafr Safra
Kafr Safra (Arabic: كفر صفرة, also spelled Kafar Safra) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Shaykh al-Hadid to the north, Qarah Bash to the east and Jindires to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Safra had a population of 2,150 in the 2004 census.[1] The town eventually came under the control of the Syrian National Army on March 9, 2018.
Kafr Safra
كفر صفرة | |
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Town | |
  Kafr Safra | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′37″N 36°39′43″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Subdistrict | Jindires |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,150 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In late 19th century, German orientalist Martin Hartmann noted Kefer Safra as a settlement with 10 houses inhabited by Kurds.[2]
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. Archived at . (in Arabic)
- Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 97.
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