Kafr Batna
كفر بطنا Kfar Batna | |
|---|---|
  Kafr Batna | |
| Coordinates: 33°30′N 36°22′E / 33.500°N 36.367°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Subdistrict | Kafr Batna |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 22,535 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Kafr Batna (Arabic: كفر بطنا, also spelled Kfar Batna and Kafar Batna) is a town in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria and a suburb of Damascus.[1][2] It is approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) east of the Bab Sharqi neighborhood.[3] Kafr Batna had a population of 22,535 in 2004.[4]
- ^ Burns, 2005, pp. 14-15
- ^ Siddique, Haroon. Syrian troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs. The Guardian. 2012-02-29. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
- ^ Oriental Ceramic Society, 1998, p.24
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)