Kafr Rumah

Kafr Rumah (Arabic: كفر ومة, also spelled Kafrumah or Kfar Ruma) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Maarrat al-Nu'man District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Rumah had a population of 12,276 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] Nearby localities include Hass, Syria and Kafr Nabl to the west, Sarjah to the north, Maarrat al-Nu'man to the east and Hish to the south.

Kafr Rumah
كفر ومة
Kafrumah
Kfar Ruma
Village
Kafr Rumah is located in Syria
Kafr Rumah
Kafr Rumah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°38′3″N 36°37′56″E
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictMaarrat al-Nu'man
SubdistrictMaarrat al-Nu'man
Population
 (2004)
  Total12,276
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Kafr Rumah contains ancient ruins. Among them is a bridge consisting of slabs built on ten pillars instead of the typical style of Roman and Byzantine-era bridges in the Levant and elsewhere, which are supported by arches.[2]

According to the 13th century Muslim scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi, Kafar Ruma was:

"A village of Ma'arrah an Nu'man. It was once a celebrated fortress, but was ruined by Lulu as Saifi, who conquered Halab in 393 (1003)".[3]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Boulanger, 1966, p. 412.
  3. Le Strange, 1890, p. 471

Bibliography

  • Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
  • Le Strange, G. (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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