كفرطاب | |
Alternative name | Kafr Tab or Kafar Tab Known as Capharda by the Crusaders |
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Location | Northwest Syria |
Region | The Levant |
Coordinates | 35°27′33.2″N 36°35′43.2″E / 35.459222°N 36.595333°E |
Type | Fortification and town |
History | |
Periods | Medieval, Mamluk, Ottoman |
Kafartab (Arabic: كفرطاب, also spelled Kafr Tab or Kafar Tab, known as Capharda by the Crusaders) was a town and fortress in northwestern Syria that existed during the medieval period between the fortress cities of Maarat al-Numan in the north and Shaizar to the south.[1] It was situated along the southeastern slopes of Jabal al-Zawiya.[2] According to French geographer Robert Boulanger, writing in the early 1940s, Kafartab was "an abandoned ancient site" located 2.5 mi (4.0 km) northwest of Khan Shaykhun.[3]