Official Name: | Kafr Nan |
Native Name: | كفرنان |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 34.8864°N 36.6481°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Homs |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Al-Rastan |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Al-Rastan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 3,231 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Kafr Nan (Arabic: كفرنان|Kafrnan, also spelled Kfarnan) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. Nearby localities include Burj Qa'i to the west, Kisin to the northwest, Gharnatah to the northeast, al-Zaafaraniyah to the east, Talbiseh to the southeast, Tasnin to the south and Akrad Dayasinah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Nan had a population of 3,231 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
In 1838, its inhabitants were recorded to be Sunni Muslims.[3]