Kafrun Badra
Kafrun Badra
كفرون بدرة | |
|---|---|
  Kafrun Badra Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′55″N 36°14′48″E / 34.84861°N 36.24667°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Mashta al-Helu |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 302 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Kafrun Badra (كفرون بدرة; also spelled Kafroun Badra) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate.
The anthropologist Fabrice Balanche noted that Kafrun Badra's population remained largely stagnant between 1960 and 1994, remaining approximately 340.[2] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafrun Badra had a population of 302 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ a b Balanche 2000, p. 262.
Sources
[edit]- Balanche, Fabrice (2000). "Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë" (in French). Tours: Université François Rabelais. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
