Kafr Rumah
| Kafr Rumah كفر ومة Kafrumah Kfar Ruma | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Kafr Rumah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′3″N 36°37′56″E / 35.63417°N 36.63222°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
| Subdistrict | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 12,276 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Kafr Rumah (Arabic: كفر ومة, also spelled Kafrumah or Kfar Ruma) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Maarrat al-Nu'man District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Rumah had a population of 12,276 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] Nearby localities include Hass, Syria and Kafr Nabl to the west, Sarjah to the north, Maarrat al-Nu'man to the east and Hish to the south.
Kafr Ruman contains ancients ruins. Among them is a bridge consisting of slabs built on ten pillars instead of the typical style of Roman and Byzantine-era bridges in the Levant and elsewhere, which were held up by arches.[2]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (Arabic)
- 1 2 Boulanger, 1966, p. 412.
Bibliography
- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
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