Basufan
باصوفان | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Basufan | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′23″N 36°52′30″E / 36.33972°N 36.87500°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Nahiyah | Afrin Subdistrict |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 901 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Basufan (Arabic: باصوفان; Kurdish: Basûfan)[2] (sometimes spelled Bassoûfâne, Bassoufane, Bosoufane, Bāşūfān) is an ancient village located in northwestern Syria. The village is populated by Yezidi Kurds and had a population of 901 in the 2004 census according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS),[1][2] and had a population of 2059 according to the civil registry records at the end of 2005.[2]
The village is notable for being the site of a former fifth-century church dedicated to Saint Phocas.
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ a b c علي, د. محمد عبدو. جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة (in Arabic) (1 ed.). Afrin. p. 171.