Tarfawi Explained

Official Name:Tarfawi
Native Name:الطرفاوي
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:35.5342°N 37.2053°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hama
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hama
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Hamraa
Population Total:493
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:C3093

Tarfawi (Arabic: الطرفاوي) is a Syrian village located in Al-Hamraa Nahiyah in Hama District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tarfawi had a population of 493 in the 2004 census.[1]

The village came under the control of the Islamic State on 3 July 2016 after a counter-attack against the Syrian Arab Army.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.