Kafr Khasher

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Kafr Khasher
كفر خاشر
Village
Kafr Khasher is located in Syria
Kafr Khasher
Kafr Khasher
Location of Kafr Khasher in Syria
Coordinates: 36°32′56″N 37°03′54″E / 36.5489°N 37.065°E / 36.5489; 37.065Coordinates: 36°32′56″N 37°03′54″E / 36.5489°N 37.065°E / 36.5489; 37.065
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Azaz
Subdistrict Azaz
Population (2004)[1] 246
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C1567

Kafr Khasher (Arabic: كفر خاشر‎‎) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Azaz, and some 35 km (22 mi) north of the city of Aleppo. The Baghdad Railway passes by.

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Kafr Kalbin 2 km (1.2 mi) to the east, and Menagh 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Kafr Khasher had a population of 246.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Azaz" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015.  Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.