Al-Kafrun

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.

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Place details

Locality: مليحة دوير الملوعة
Region: محافظة طرطوس
Country: سوريا
Population: 0

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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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Elevation: 496
Image: Al-Kafroun (Arabic الكفرون).jpg

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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).