Kafr Safra
Kafr Safra
كفر صفرة | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′37″N 36°39′43″E / 36.42694°N 36.66194°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Subdistrict | Jindires |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 2,150 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kafr Safra (Arabic: كفر صفرة, also spelled Kafar Safra; Kurdish: Kefersefrê) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Shaykh al-Hadid to the north, Qarah Bash to the east and Jindires to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Safra had a population of 2,150 in the 2004 census.
In late 19th century, German orientalist Martin Hartmann noted Kafr Safra as a settlement with 10 houses inhabited by Kurds.