Kafr Nabudah
Kafr Nabudah
كفر نبودة Kafar Nabuda | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kafr Nabudah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′54″N 36°29′34″E / 35.43167°N 36.49278°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Qalaat al-Madiq |
| Control |  Syrian Salvation Government[1] |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 13,513 |
| • Ethnicities | Syrians |
Kafr Nabudah (Arabic: كفر نبودة, also spelled Kafar Nabuda) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Qalaat al-Madiq and Jamasat Udayat to the west, al-Suqaylabiyah to the southwest, al-Mughayr and Karnaz to the south, Kafr Zita to the southeast and al-Habit to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Nabudah had a population of 13,513 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the Qalaat al-Madiq nahiyah ("subdistrict.")[2]
History
[edit]In 2011, a mosaic was discovered in Kafr Nabudah dates back to the 6th century during the Byzantine era.[3]
In 1838, its inhabitants were noted as being predominantly Sunni Muslims.[4]
During the Syrian Civil War, the town quickly fell to opposition forces, but would be shelled repeatedly by both the regime (in 2013) and Russian (in 2015) air forces.[5][6] The Syrian army regained control of the town during the Northwestern Syria offensive on June 2, 2019.[7]
On 30 November 2024, HTS rebels captured the city from the Syrian Army.
References
[edit]- ^ ""The Authority" controls Aleppo International Airport and many cities and towns in the northern Hama countryside amid a complete collapse of the regime forces" (in Arabic). SOHR. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004[permanent dead link]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "اكتشاف لوحة فسيفساء في حماة السورية تعود إلى القرن السادس الميلادي". aleqt.com (in Arabic). 7 January 2011.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178
- ^ "The 12th annual report On human rights in Syria 2013" (PDF). The Syrian Human Rights Committee. January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Syrian regime launches ground assault backed by Russian air strikes, monitor says". France 24. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Syrian army retakes key town in Hama from rebels - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
