Kafriya

Kafriya
كفريا
Village
Kafriya is located in Syria
Kafriya
Kafriya
Coordinates: 35°59′23″N 36°40′39″E / 35.98972°N 36.67750°E / 35.98972; 36.67750
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictIdlib
SubdistrictMa'arrat Misrin
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total4,404
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kafriya (Arabic: كفريا, also spelled Kifarya or Kefraya) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include Maarrat Misrin to the north, Zardana to the northeast, Taftanaz to the east and al-Fu'ah and Binnish to the immediate south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafriya had a population of 4,404 in the 2004 census.[1] Like nearby al-Fu'ah, Kafriya's inhabitants were predominantly Shia Muslims, while the surrounding areas are predominantly Sunni Muslim.[2]