Kafr Shoush

Kefer Şuş[1] (Turkish: Kefer Şuş, Arabic: كفر شوش) or Kafr Shoush (Arabic: كفرشوش, romanized: Kafr Shūsh) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located between Azaz and Çobanbey (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.

Kefer Şuş[1]

كفر شوش

Kafr Shoush ( كفرشوش )
Village
Kefer Şuş[1]
Location of Kefer Şuş[1] in Syria
Coordinates: 36°38′03″N 37°10′01″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictSawran
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2004)[2]
95
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1673

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.[2]

References

  1. Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish)Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 12 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
  2. "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.
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