Kafr Safra
Kafr Safra
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Kafr Safra (
Arabic: كفر صفرة, also spelled Kafar Safra; Kurdish: Kefersefrê)[2] is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Shaykh al-Hadid to the north, Qarah Bash to the east and Jindires to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Safra had a population of 2,150 in the 2004 census.[1]
In late 19th century, German orientalist Martin Hartmann noted Kefer Safra as a settlement with 10 houses inhabited by Kurds.[3]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. Archived at [1]. (in Arabic)
- ^ علي, د. محمد عبدو. جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة (in Arabic) (1 ed.). Afrin. p. 198.
- ^ Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 97.
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