Qanafeth
Qanafeth قنافذ | |
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Village | |
  Qanafeth Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′35″N 37°16′30″E / 35.226522°N 37.274898°E | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah District |
| Subdistrict | Sabburah Subdistrict |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 550 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3309 |
Qanafeth (Arabic: قنافذ) is a Syrian village located in Sabburah Subdistrict in Salamiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qanafeth had a population of 550 in the 2004 census.[1] It is a mixed village inhabited by Alawites and Sunni Muslims.[2]
Syrian Civil War
On 26 May 2014, opposition factions captured the village.[3] At least five people were killed when the village was attacked by ISIS on 5 March 2015.[2]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ a b "تنظيم "الدولة الإسلامية" يهاجم قرية بريف السلمية ويقتل 5 من الطائفة العلوية - المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان" (in Arabic). 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ^ "الذاكرة السورية | الحدث حماة: اعتقالات في المدينة والفصائل تسيطر على قرية القنافذ". الذاكرة السورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-27.
