Kafr Naya

Kafr Naya (Arabic: كفر نايا, romanized: Kafar 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]

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

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. "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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