Kafr Hud (Arabic: كفر هود) is a Syrian town located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Hud had a population of 2,736 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Kafr Hud
كفر هود | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kafr Hud Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′2″N 36°30′36″E / 35.28389°N 36.51000°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Mahardah |
| Subdistrict | Mahardah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,736 |
| • Ethnicities | Syrians |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3455 |
Etymology
editThe first word of Kafr Hud, which is Kafr, is a Syriac word for "farm" or "village". The second word 'Hud' is modified from another Syriac word, 'yahud' which means Jews. So Kafr Hud means the Jewish village. The village was inhabited by Syrian Jews minority.
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178
Bibliography
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