Kafr Nabudah (Arabic: كفر نبودة, also spelled Kafar Nabuda) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Qalaat al-Madiq and Jamasat Udayat to the west, al-Suqaylabiyah to the southwest, al-Mughayr and Karnaz to the south, Kafr Zita to the southeast and al-Habit to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Nabudah had a population of 13,513 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the Qalaat al-Madiq nahiyah ("subdistrict.")[1]
History
In 2011, a mosaic was discovered in Kafr Nabudah dates back to the 6th century during the Byzantine era.[2]
In 1838, its inhabitants were noted as being predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]
During the Syrian Civil War, the Syrian army re-controlled the town during the Northwestern Syria offensive in 2019.
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004[permanent dead link]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "اكتشاف لوحة فسيفساء في حماة السورية تعود إلى القرن السادس الميلادي". aleqt.com (in Arabic). 7 January 2011.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178
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