Kafr Burayshah

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Kafr Burayshah (Arabic: كفر بارجة), also referred to as Kafr Barja or Kefer Parcha, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Azaz, 45 km (28 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis.

Kafr Burayshah
كفر بارجة
Village
Kafr Burayshah is located in Syria
Kafr Burayshah
Kafr Burayshah
Location of Kafr Burayshah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°37′43″N 37°08′51″E / 36.6286°N 37.1475°E / 36.6286; 37.1475
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictSawran
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
126
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1671

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southwest and Shamarikh 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northwest.

Demographics

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In the 2004 census, Kafr Burayshah had a population of 126.[1] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Kafar Parcha as a Turkish and Arab (Bedouin) mixed village, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman, composed of 10 households.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022. kefer partscha 10 TB