Kafra, Syria

Kafra
كفرة
Town
Kafra is located in Syria
Kafra
Kafra
Location of Kafra in Syria
Coordinates: 36°34′00″N 37°09′46″E / 36.5667°N 37.1628°E / 36.5667; 37.1628
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictSawran
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
491 m (1,611 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
2,859
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1672

Kafra (Arabic: كفرة, romanizedKafrah) is a small town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located some 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Azaz, it administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Jarez 2 km (1.2 mi) to the west, Kaljibrin 5 km (3.1 mi) to the southwest, and Sawran 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east. In the 2004 census, Kafra had a population of 2,859.[1]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.