Kafr Shoush

Kafr Shoush
كفرشوش
Village
Kafr Shoush

Location of Kafr Shoush in Syria

Coordinates: 36°38′03″N 37°10′01″E / 36.6342°N 37.1669°E / 36.6342; 37.1669Coordinates: 36°38′03″N 37°10′01″E / 36.6342°N 37.1669°E / 36.6342; 37.1669
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Azaz
Subdistrict Sawran
Elevation 500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (2004)[1] 95
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C1673

Kafr Shoush (Arabic: كفرشوش, translit. Kafr Shūsh) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located between Azaz and 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 to the Turkish province of Kilis.

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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