Kafr Aya Explained

Official Name:Kafr 'Aya
Other Name:Kfar Aaya, Kafr Aia
Native Name:كفر عايا
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Homs
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Homs
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:6,918
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.6847°N 36.6906°W

Kafr 'Aya (Arabic: كفر عايا, also spelled Kfar Aaya or Kafr Aia) is a village in the Homs Governorate in central Syria, just south of Homs. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr 'Aya had a population of 6,918 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. Web site: Syria Sunni Villagers Seek Escape from Assad Ethnic Cleansing Airstrikes on Kafr Aia. First Post. 2013-01-13.