Kafr Rumah
Village in Idlib, Syria
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Kafr Rumah (Arabic: كفر ومة, also spelled Kafrumah or Kfar Ruma) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Maarrat al-Nu'man District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Rumah had a population of 12,276 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] Nearby localities include Hass, Syria and Kafr Nabl to the west, Sarjah to the north, Maarrat al-Nu'man to the east and Hish to the south.
Kafr Rumah
كفر ومة Kafrumah Kfar Ruma | |
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Village | |
  Kafr Rumah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′3″N 36°37′56″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
| Subdistrict | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 12,276 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Kafr Rumah contains ancient ruins. Among them is a bridge consisting of slabs built on ten pillars instead of the typical style of Roman and Byzantine-era bridges in the Levant and elsewhere, which are supported by arches.[2]
According to the 13th century Muslim scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi, Kafar Ruma was:
"A village of Ma'arrah an Nu'man. It was once a celebrated fortress, but was ruined by Lulu as Saifi, who conquered Halab in 393 (1003)".[3]
In 1526, a decade after the Ottoman conquest of Syria, the village had a recorded population of 132 households and 26 bachelors. It was the largest village within the Maarrat al-Nu'man nahiya.[4]