Kafr Nabl

This article is about the town in the Idlib Governorate. For the town in the Aleppo Governorate, see Nubl.
Kafr Nabl
كفرنبل
Kafranbel
Town
Kafr Nabl

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°36′N 36°33′E / 35.600°N 36.550°E / 35.600; 36.550
Country  Syria
Governorate Idlib
District Maarrat al-Nu'man
Subdistrict Kafr Nabl
Occupation Jaish al-Fatah
Elevation 735 m (2,411 ft)
Population (2004)
 • Total 15,455

Kafr Nabl (Arabic: كفرنبل‎‎, also spelled Kafranbel or Kafr Nabil) is a town administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate and Ma'arrat al-Numan District in northwestern Syria. It is situated 735 meters (2,411 ft) above sea level. In the 2004 census by the Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics Kafr Nabl had a population of 15,455.[1] In the early 1960s it had a population of about 1,200. Kafr Nabl's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Kafr Nabl is located on an ancient Byzantine dead city, and is surrounded by some of the most important Dead Cities, such as Serjilla, Shanshrah, and al-Bara.[3]

Before Syrian civil war Kafr Nabl was Syria's largest producer of figs and a major producer of olives. About 3,700 hectares, or 778,000 trees were used for fig cultivation. Roughly 60% of the population were employed in the production and natural processing of the fruit. Farmers in Kafr Nabl did usually dedicate around 80% of their cultivation time to the production of figs and 20% for olives.[4]

Since the civil war, the town has gained fame for producing satirical videos about the war.[5] It belongs to an area controlled by Sunni Islamist Army of Conquest.

Planes of the Russian Air Force, based in Latakia, have begun to attack the city in autumn 2015.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idleb Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. ↑ Boulanger, 1966, p. 413.
  3. ↑ Carter, 2008, p. 199.
  4. ↑ Giuliani, 2007, p. 24.
  5. ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21586600-deal-struck-america-and-its-allies-russia-envisages-removal Syria’s war: An unlikely band of brothers
  6. ↑ zeit.de: Wir sind alle Beirut
  7. ↑ reuters.com 10.10.2015: Russia steps up air strikes against Assad opponents in Syria

Bibliography

Coordinates: 35°36′N 36°33′E / 35.600°N 36.550°E / 35.600; 36.550

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