Kafr Halab
Village in Aleppo, Syria
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Kafr Halab (Arabic: كفر حلب, also spelled Kafar Halab) or Kafr Aleppo is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Atarib District of the Aleppo Governorate, located southwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Zardana to the west, Kafr Nuran, al-Jinah and Ibbin Samaan to the northwest, Urum al-Sughra to the north, al-Bawabiya to the south and Maarrat al-Ikhwan and Taftanaz to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Halab had a population of 4,136 in the 2004 census.[1]
Kafr Halab
كفر حلب | |
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Village | |
  Kafr Halab Location of Kafr Halab in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°03′52″N 36°52′15″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Atarib |
| Subdistrict | Urum al-Kubrah |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 4,136 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Kafr Halab was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in the early 13th century during Ayyubid rule. He described it as "a village belonging to Aleppo [Halab]."[2]
On 28 November 2024, the settlement was captured by HTS affiliated rebels during their offensive against the Syrian Army.[3]