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Kafr Mousa
كفر موسى
Kafr Musa
Village
Kafr Mousa is located in Syria
Kafr Mousa
Kafr Mousa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°34′42″N 36°32′52″E / 34.57833°N 36.54778°E / 34.57833; 36.54778
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictAl-Qusayr
SubdistrictAl-Qusayr
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,610
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Kafr Mousa (Arabic: كفر موسى, also spelled Kafr Musa) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include Ghassaniya to the north, Damina al-Gharbiya to the east, al-Qusayr to the southeast, Arjoun to the south and al-Houz to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Mousa had a population of 1,610 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, 1841, p. 176.

Bibliography

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  • Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. Vol. 3. Crocker and Brewster.