Kafr Laha
كفرلاها Kafar Laha | |
|---|---|
town | |
  Kafr Laha Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′59″N 36°30′0″E / 34.88306°N 36.50000°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Taldou |
| Subdistrict | Kafr Laha |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 20,041 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Kafr Laha (Arabic: كفرلاها) is a town in the Homs Governorate north of Homs in northern Syria.[1] In 2004 it had a population of 20,041 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3] It is the largest town in the Houla region. Nearby localities include Tallaf to the northeast, Tell Dahab to the north, Aqrab to the northwest, Qarmas and Maryamin to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the southwest and Taldou to the southeast.
- ^ U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Geographic Names Database, 2012
- ^ "2004 General Census". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ Smith, 1841, p. 179.