Kafr Naya

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Kafr Naya
كفر نايا
Town
Kafr Naya is located in Syria
Kafr Naya
Kafr Naya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°25′12″N 37°04′19″E / 36.41989°N 37.072°E / 36.41989; 37.072
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictTell Rifaat
ControlAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2004)[1]
5,647
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1626

Kafr Naya (Arabic: كفر نايا, romanizedKafar Naya) is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located north of Aleppo, the town is administratively part of Nahiya Tell Rifaat in A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Mayer to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Kafr Naya had a population of 5,647.[1]

Syrian Civil War[]

Kafr Naya was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces on 15 February 2016,[2] bringing it into the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Tell Rifaat" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ @VivaRevolt (15 February 2016). "YPG has taken Kafr Nasih from..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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