Kafr Shoush
كفر شوش
Village
Kafr Shoush is located in Syria
Kafr Shoush
Kafr Shoush
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°38′03″N 37°10′01″E / 36.6342°N 37.1669°E / 36.6342; 37.1669
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictSawran
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
95
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1673

Kafr Shoush (Arabic: كفرشوش, romanized: Kafr Shūsh; Turkish: Kefer Şuş or Kefer Çüş) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located between Azaz and Al-Rai on the Queiq Plain, some 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis.

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Kafr Ghan 2 km (1.2 mi) to the east and Kafr Burayshah 2 km (1.2 mi) to the west. In the 2004 census, Kafr Shoush had a population of 95.[1] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[2] Traveler Martin Hartmann noted the village as a Turkish village of 10 houses in late 19th century.[3]

References

  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. ^ Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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