Kafr Nabudah
Kafr Nabudah
كفر نبودة Kafar Nabuda | |
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Town | |
  Kafr Nabudah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′54″N 36°29′34″E / 35.43167°N 36.49278°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Qalaat al-Madiq |
| Control |  Syrian Salvation Government[1] |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 13,513 |
| • Ethnicities | Syrians |
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.")[2]
History
[edit]In 2011, a mosaic was discovered in Kafr Nabudah dates back to the 6th century during the Byzantine era.[3] By 1526, the settlement was home to 18 households and 4 bachelors, but by the end of the 16th century it had shrunk to only 6 households.[4]
In 1838, its inhabitants were noted as being predominantly Sunni Muslims.[5]
During the Syrian Civil War, the town quickly fell to Syrian opposition forces, but would be shelled repeatedly by both the regime (in 2013) and Russian (in 2015) air forces.[6][7] The Syrian army regained control of the town during the Northwestern Syria offensive on June 2, 2019.[8]
On 30 November 2024, HTS rebels recaptured the city from the Syrian Army.
As of 21 April 2025, 2,175 residents have returned to the town, which had been deserted prior to the end of the Syrian Civil War.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ ""The Authority" controls Aleppo International Airport and many cities and towns in the northern Hama countryside amid a complete collapse of the regime forces" (in Arabic). SOHR. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nasiroğlu, Mehtap (2014-01-01). "XIV. yüzyılda Hama Sancağında kırsal yerleşme". Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Tarih Bölümü Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi: 140 – via ACADEMIA.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178
- ^ "The 12th annual report On human rights in Syria 2013" (PDF). The Syrian Human Rights Committee. January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Syrian regime launches ground assault backed by Russian air strikes, monitor says". France 24. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Syrian army retakes key town in Hama from rebels - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic — Population Mobility and Baseline Assessment — Round 3 (Apr 2025) | Displacement Tracking Matrix". dtm.iom.int. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
