Kafr Hud

Kafr Hud (Arabic: كفر هود) is a Syrian town located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Hud had a population of 2,736 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Kafr Hud

كفر هود
Town
Kafr Hud
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°17′2″N 36°30′36″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictMahardah
SubdistrictMahardah
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,736
  Ethnicities
Syrians
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3455

Etymology

The first word of Kafr Hud, which is Kafr, is a Syriac word for "farm" or "village". The second wordt 'Hud' is derived from another Syriac word, 'Hudtha' which refers to decoratation.

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178

Bibliography


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