| Kafr Halab كفر حلب | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Kafr HalabLocation of Kafr Halab in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°03′52″N 36°52′15″E / 36.0644°N 36.8708°E / 36.0644; 36.8708 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Atarib |
| Subdistrict | Urum al-Kubrah |
| Population | 4,136 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kafr Halab (Arabic: كفر حلب, also spelled Kafar Halab) or Kafr Aleppo is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Atarib District of the Aleppo Governorate, located southwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Zardana to the west, Kafr Nuran, al-Jinah and Ibbin Samaan to the northwest, Urum al-Sughra to the north, al-Bawabiya to the south and Maarrat al-Ikhwan and Taftanaz to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Halab had a population of 4,136 in the 2004 census.
Kafr Halab was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in the early 13th-century during Ayyubid rule. He described it as "a village belonging to Aleppo ."
On 28 November 2024, the settlement was captured by HTS affiliated rebels during their offensive against the Syrian Army.
References
- ^ "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- le Strange, 1890, p. 447.
- "Kafr-Halab in western Aleppo has reportedly been completely taken over by anti-Assad forces Idlib". Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news and incidents today - syria.liveuamap.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
Bibliography
- le Strange, Guy (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
