Kafr Rumah

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Kafr Rumah
كفر ومة
Kafrumah
Kfar Ruma
Village
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Kafr Rumah (

Maarrat al-Nu'man to the east and Hish
to the south.

History

Kafr Rumah contains ancient ruins. Among them is a bridge consisting of slabs built on ten pillars instead of the typical style of Roman and Byzantine-era bridges in the Levant and elsewhere, which are supported by arches.[2]

According to the 13th century Muslim scholar

Halab in 393 (1003)".[3]

References

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ a b Boulanger, 1966, p. 412.
  3. ^ Le Strange, 1890, p. 471

Bibliography

  • Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
  • Le Strange, G. (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.