Kafr Hud Explained

Official Name:Kafr Hud
Native Name:كفر هود
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:35.2839°N 36.51°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hama
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mahardah
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Mahardah
Population Total:2,736
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Syrians
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:C3455

Kafr Hud (Arabic: كفر هود) is a Syrian town located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Hud had a population of 2,736 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Etymology

The first word of Kafr Hud, which is Kafr, is a Syriac word for "farm" or "village". The second word 'Hud' is modified from another Syriac word, 'yahud' which means Jews. So Kafr Hud means the Jewish village. The village was inhabited by Syrian Jews minority.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. [Eli Smith|Smith]