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Kafr Aya

Coordinates: 34°41′5″N 36°41′26″E / 34.68472°N 36.69056°E / 34.68472; 36.69056
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Kafr 'Aya
كفر عايا
Kfar Aaya, Kafr Aia
Village
Kafr 'Aya is located in Syria
Kafr 'Aya
Kafr 'Aya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°41′5″N 36°41′26″E / 34.68472°N 36.69056°E / 34.68472; 36.69056
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictHoms
Population
 (2004)
 • Total6,918
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kafr 'Aya (Arabic: كفر عايا, also spelled Kfar Aaya or Kafr Aia) is a village in the Homs Governorate in central Syria, just south of Homs. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr 'Aya had a population of 6,918 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "Syria Sunni Villagers Seek Escape from Assad Ethnic Cleansing Airstrikes on Kafr Aia". First Post. 2013-01-13.