Kafr Hawr
Kafr Hawr
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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 in the 2004 census.[1]
The village is built into the side of a hill near Mount Hermon, just north of modern-day Hinah, which was an ancient settlement mentioned by Ptolemy as being called Ina.[4] It sits opposite a village called Beitima across a valley through which flows the River 'Arny.[5]
Korsei el-Debb Roman temple
There is a
History
In 1838,
Sunni Muslim village.[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 978-90-04-16735-3. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ISBN 978-90-04-15508-4. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ISBN 978-3-88226-820-1. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139
Bibliography
External 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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