Kafr Hawr (Arabic: كفر حور; also spelled Kafr Hawar or Kafr Hur) is a Syrian village situated 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Damascus.[2][3] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,957 at the 2004 census.[1]
Kafr Hawr
كفر حور Kafr Hawar | |
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Village | |
  Kafr Hawr Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′00″N 35°58′00″E / 33.35000°N 35.96667°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Sa'sa' |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,957 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
The village is built into the side of a hill near Mount Hermon, just north of modern-day Hinah, which was an ancient settlement Ptolemy mentioned as Ina.[4] It sits opposite a village called Beitima across a valley through which flows the River 'Arny.[5]
Korsei el-Debb Roman temple
editThere is a Roman temple in the area called Korsei el-Debb that is one of a group of Temples of Mount Hermon.[6] Félicien de Saulcy suggested the temple was originally constructed entirely of white marble. A marble block was found featuring a dedication to a goddess called Hierapolis (also identified as Atargatis and Leukothea).[7][8]
History
editIn 1838, Eli Smith noted Kafr Hawr as a predominantly Sunni Muslim village.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division (1920). A handbook of Syria: including Palestine. H.M. Stationery Office. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ May M. Hourani; Charles M. Heyda; United States Board on Geographic Names; United States Defense Mapping Agency (1983). Gazetteer of Syria: names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Sir George Adam Smith; John George Bartholomew (1915). Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land. Hodder & Stoughton. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Palestine Exploration Fund (1920). Quarterly Statement - Palestine Exploration Fund. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Ted Kaizer (2008). The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near East In the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. BRILL. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-90-04-16735-3. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ A. Chaniotis; T. Corsten; R. S. Stroud; R. A. Tybout (30 August 2006). Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Brill Academic Pub. ISBN 978-90-04-15508-4. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Götz Schmitt (1995). Siedlungen Palästinas in griechisch-römischer Zeit. Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88226-820-1. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139
Bibliography
editExternal links
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- Photo of Kafr Hawr on panoramio.com
- Kafr Hawr on geographic.org
- Kafr Hawr on gomapper.com
- كـفـر-حـور on wikimapia.org
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