Kafriya

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Kafriya
كفريا
Village
Kafriya
Coordinates: 35°58′59″N 36°42′14″E / 35.98306°N 36.70389°E / 35.98306; 36.70389
Country  Syria
Governorate Idlib
District Idlib
Subdistrict Ma'arrat Misrin
Population (2004 census)[1]
  Total 4,404
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Kafriya (Arabic: كفريا, also spelled Kifarya and Kafriya Ma'arrat Misrin) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include Maarrat Misrin to the north, Zardana to the northeast, Taftanaz to the east and al-Fu'ah and Binnish to the immediate south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafriya had a population of 4,404 in the 2004 census.[1] Like nearby al-Fu'ah, Kafriya's inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims, while the surrounding areas are predominantly Sunni Muslim.[2]

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