Kafr al-Tun (Arabic: كفر الطون, also spelled Kfar Eltun) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, just west of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Majdal to the northwest, Khitab to the northeast, Shihat Hama to the east, Tayzin to the southeast and al-Rabiaa to the east.. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr al-Tun had a population of 2,655 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2][3]

Kafr al-Tun
كفر الطون
Kfar Eltun
Village
Kafr al-Tun is located in Syria
Kafr al-Tun
Kafr al-Tun
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°11′51″N 36°40′2″E / 35.19750°N 36.66722°E / 35.19750; 36.66722
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,655

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Rosen, Nir. Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-11.
  3. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180

Bibliography

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  • Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860640311.
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.