Kafr Safra

Kafar safra كفر صفرة
كفر صفرة
Town
Kafr Safra
Kafar safra كفر صفرة
Coordinates: 36°25′37″N 36°39′43″E / 36.42694°N 36.66194°E / 36.42694; 36.66194
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Afrin District
Subdistrict Jindires
Seat Turkey FSA Turks control
Control Syrian opposition Turkish-backed
Free Syrian Army
Government
 • Captured area Syrian opposition Haji Abdo is terrorist
Area
 • Total 50 km2 (20 sq mi)
 • Water 26 km2 (10 sq mi)  38%
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 2,150
  Kurds Most of them
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s) 963

Kafr Safra (Arabic: كفر صفرة‎, also spelled Kafar Safra) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Sheikh al-Hadid to the north, Qarah Bash to the east and Jindires to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Safra had a population of 2,150 in the 2004 census.[1] Kafr Safra has been under YPG control since August 2012.[2] The town eventually came under the control of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army on March 9th, 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. Archived at . (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ Syrian Kurds get their first taste of freedom France 24, August 2012
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