Kafr Hawr
Kafr Hawr
كفر حور Kafr Hawar | |
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Village | |
General view of Kafr Hawr and Mount Hermon in the background, 1867–1914 | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′00″N 35°58′00″E / 33.35000°N 35.96667°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Sa'sa' |
| Control | Syrian opposition |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 2,957 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Kafr Hawr (Arabic: كفر حور; also spelled Kafr Hawar or Kafr Hur) is a Syrian village situated 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,957 at the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
The village is built into the side of a hill near Mount Hermon, just north of modern-day Hinah, which was an ancient settlement Ptolemy mentioned as Ina. It sits opposite a village called Beitima across a valley through which flows the River 'Arny.