Kafr Hawr كفر حور Kafr Hawar | |
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Village | |
 General view of Kafr Hawr andMount Hermon in the background, 1867–1914 | |
  Kafr Hawr Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:33°21′00″N35°58′00″E / 33.35000°N 35.96667°E /33.35000; 35.96667 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Sa'sa' |
| Control | Syrian opposition |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,957 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Kafr Hawr (Arabic:كفر حور; also spelledKafr Hawar orKafr Hur) is aSyrian village situated 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest ofDamascus.[2][3] According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,957 at the 2004 census.[1]
The village is built into the side of a hill nearMount Hermon, just north of modern-dayHinah, which was an ancient settlementPtolemy mentioned as Ina.[4] It sits opposite a village calledBeitima across a valley through which flows the River 'Arny.[5]
There is aRoman temple in the area calledKorsei el-Debb that is one of a group ofTemples of Mount Hermon.[6]Félicien de Saulcy suggested the temple was originally constructed entirely of whitemarble. A marble block was found featuring a dedication to a goddess calledHierapolis (also identified asAtargatis andLeukothea).[7][8]
In 1838,Eli Smith noted Kafr Hawr as a predominantlySunni Muslim village.[9]
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