Kafr Naya
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Kafr Naya
كفر نايا | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 36°25′12″N 37°04′19″E / 36.41989°N 37.072°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Tell Rifaat |
Control | Syrian Interim Government[1] |
Population (2004)[2] | 5,647 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C1626 |
Kafr Naya (Arabic: كفر نايا, romanized: Kafar Naya) is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located north of Aleppo, the town is administratively part of Nahiya Tell Rifaat in A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Mayer to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Kafr Naya had a population of 5,647.[2] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[3]
Syrian War
[edit]During the Syrian War, Kafr Naya was conquered by the Islamic State (IS)[4] but eventually captured by the Kurdish led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in 2016,[5] bringing it into the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. The area is sometimes targeted by militants backed by Turkey.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "More than 200,000 Syrians trapped in Operation "Dawn of Freedom"... Communications cut off in northern Aleppo countryside and fears of massacres against Kurdish citizens" (in Arabic). SOHR. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Tell Rifaat" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "A Glimmer of Hope Opens for Syrian Rebels As Peace Talks Intensify". Time. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Kafr Naya, Syria Hopes to Rebuild, Voice of America, 11 March 2016, retrieved 2023-04-15
- ^ "Turkish-backed groups shell IDP camp in Syria's Aleppo; 2 deaths, multiple injuries reported". Kurdistan24. 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Turkey targets 53 villages in northern Syria". North Press Agency. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Turkey bombed 50 villages and towns in Syria's northeast in three days". North press agency. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.