Kafr Halab
Kafr Halab
كفر حلب | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kafr Halab Location of Kafr Halab in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°03′52″N 36°52′15″E / 36.0644°N 36.8708°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Atarib |
| Subdistrict | Urum al-Kubrah |
| Population (2004)[1] | 4,136 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kafr Halab (Arabic: كفر حلب, also spelled Kafar Halab) or Kafr Aleppo is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Atarib District of the Aleppo Governorate, located southwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Zardana to the west, Kafr Nuran, al-Jinah and Ibbin Samaan to the northwest, Urum al-Sughra to the north, al-Bawabiya to the south and Maarrat al-Ikhwan and Taftanaz to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Halab had a population of 4,136 in the 2004 census.[1]
Kafr Halab was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in the early 13th-century during Ayyubid rule. He described it as "a village belonging to Aleppo [Halab]."[2]
On 28 November 2024, the settlement was captured by HTS affiliated rebels during their offensive against the Syrian Army.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ le Strange, 1890, p. 447.
- ^ "Kafr-Halab in western Aleppo has reportedly been completely taken over by anti-Assad forces Idlib". Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news and incidents today - syria.liveuamap.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
