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Al-Kafrun
Sign in to saveAl-Kafrun (; also spelled Kafroun) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate. It is situated in the an-Nusayriyah Mountains at above sea level. It is traditionally a summer resort for locals who want to escape the hot summer temperatures in the lowlands. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafroun had a population of 485 in the 2004 census.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in SY, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Al-Kafrun is referenced by 96 other articles, and connects out to Tartus Governorate, Syria and Arabic.
It is catalogued under topics including Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Syria and Populated places in Safita District.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- مليحة دوير الملوعة
- Region
- محافظة طرطوس
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Al-Kafrun
- Settlement.other_name
- Kafroun
- Settlement.native_name
- الكفرون
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Al-Kafroun (Arabic الكفرون).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kafroun general view
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tartus
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Safita
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mashta al-Helu
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Mashta Elhiu Subdistrict
- Elevation
- 496
- Image
- Al-Kafroun (Arabic الكفرون).jpg
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Al-Kafrun (; also spelled Kafroun) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate. It is situated in the an-Nusayriyah Mountains at above sea level. It is traditionally a summer resort for locals who want to escape the hot summer temperatures in the lowlands. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafroun had a population of 485 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians. Al-Kafrun is among five villages in its immediate vicinity bearing this name (the others include Kafrun Badra, Kafrun Haydar, Kafrun Bashur). While Kafrun's inhabitants are Greek Orthodox, the other villages are each inhabited by a different religious group (Maronite, Melkite and Alawite).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Kafrun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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