Hirbnafsah
| Hirbnafsah حر بنفسه Harb Nafseh | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Hirbnafsah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′14″N 36°37′18″E / 34.93722°N 36.62167°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Nahiyah | Hirbnafsah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,574 |
Hirbnafsah (Arabic: حر بنفسه, also spelled Harb Nafseh or Harbanafsa) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Deir al-Fardis to the north, Tumin and al-Rastan to the east, Kisin and Kafr Nan to the south, Talaf to the southwest, . According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hirbnafsah had a population of 3,574 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and sixth largest locality of the Hirbnafsah nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consists of 26 localities with a collective population of 54,592.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
The Syria geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi mentioned that Hirbnafsah was "a village of Hims" when he visited in 1225 during Ayyubid rule.[3]
During the ongoing Syrian civil war, which began in 2011, opposition sources claimed that 40 people in Hirbnafsa were killed as a result of Syrian Army and pro-government militia bombardment on 6 August 2012. Other opposition accounts put the fatality figure at 11, including five children.[4]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 178.
- ↑ le Strange, 1890, p. 448.
- ↑ Syria TV 'hit by bomb attack' in Damascus. BBC News. 2012-08-06.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
- le Strange, Guy (1890), Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500, Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund
