Kafr Hud
Town in Hama, Syria
Kafr Hud كفر هود | |
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35°17′2″N 36°30′36″E / 35.28389°N 36.51000°E / 35.28389; 36.51000 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Mahardah |
Subdistrict | Mahardah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,736 |
• Ethnicities | Syrians |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3455 |
Kafr Hud (Arabic: كفر هود) is a Syrian town located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Hud had a population of 2,736 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Etymology
The first word of Kafr Hud, which is Kafr, is a Syriac word for "farm" or "village". The second word 'Hud' is modified from another Syriac word, 'yahud' which means Jews. So Kafr Hud means the Jewish village. The village was inhabited by Syrian Jews minority.
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Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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