Kafr Nan

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Kafr Nan
كفرنان
Kfarnan
Village
Kafr Nan is located in Syria
Kafr Nan
Kafr Nan
Location in Syria
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Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Al-Rastan
Subdistrict Al-Rastan
Population (2004)
 • Total 3,231
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Kafr Nan (Arabic: كفرنان‎‎, also spelled Kfarnan) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. Nearby localities include Burj Qa'i to the west, Kisin to the northwest, Gharnatah to the northeast, al-Zaafaraniyah to the east, Talbiseh to the southeast, Tasnin to the south and Akrad Dayasinah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Nan had a population of 3,231 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

History

In 1838, its inhabitants were recorded to be Muslims.[3]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
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  3. Smith, 1841, p. 179.

Bibliography

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