Kafr Kamra (Arabic: كفر كمرة, also spelled Kfar Kamrah) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Awj to the north, Aqrab and Qarmas to the northeast, Houla to the east, Maryamin to the southeast, Akakir and Kafr Ram, Ayn Halaqim to the west and Nisaf to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Kamra had a population of 2,895 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2][3]
Kafr Kamra
كفر كمرة Kfar Kamrah | |
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Village | |
  Kafr Kamra Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′55″N 36°23′58″E / 34.898702°N 36.399469°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Awj |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,895 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. Archive. (in Arabic)
- ^ Rosen, Nir. A Tale of Two Villages. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-24.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180
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