Kafr 'Aya (Arabic: كفر عايا, also spelled Kfar Aaya or Kafr Aia) is a village in the Homs Governorate in central Syria, just south of Homs. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr 'Aya had a population of 6,918 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Kafr 'Aya
كفر عايا Kfar Aaya, Kafr Aia | |
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Village | |
  Kafr 'Aya Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′5″N 36°41′26″E / 34.68472°N 36.69056°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Homs |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 6,918 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "Syria Sunni Villagers Seek Escape from Assad Ethnic Cleansing Airstrikes on Kafr Aia". First Post. 2013-01-13.
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