Kafr Nabudah كفر نبودة Kafar Nabuda | |
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Town | |
  Kafr Nabudah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°25′54″N36°29′34″E / 35.43167°N 36.49278°E /35.43167; 36.49278 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Qalaat al-Madiq |
| Control |  Syrian Salvation Government[1] |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 13,513 |
| • Ethnicities | Syrians |
Kafr Nabudah (Arabic:كفر نبودة, also spelledKafar Nabuda) is a town in northernSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, located northwest ofHama. Nearby localities includeQalaat al-Madiq andJamasat Udayat to the west,al-Suqaylabiyah to the southwest,al-Mughayr andKarnaz to the south,Kafr Zita to the southeast andal-Habit to the east. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Nabudah had a population of 13,513 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the Qalaat al-Madiqnahiyah ("subdistrict.")[2]
In 2011, amosaic was discovered in Kafr Nabudah dates back to the 6th century during theByzantine era.[3] By 1526, the settlement was home to 18 households and 4bachelors, but by the end of the 16th century it had shrunk to only 6 households.[4]
In 1838, its inhabitants were noted as being predominantlySunni Muslims.[5]
During theSyrian Civil War, the town quickly fell toSyrian opposition forces, but would be shelled repeatedly by both theregime (in 2013) andRussian (in 2015) air forces.[6][7] The Syrian army regained control of the town during theNorthwestern Syria offensive on June 2, 2019.[8]
On 30 November 2024,HTS rebels recaptured the city from the Syrian Army.
As of 21 April 2025, 2,175 residents have returned to the town, which had been deserted prior to the end of the Syrian Civil War.[9]
