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Qanafeth

Qanafeth
قنافذ
Village
Qanafeth is located in Syria
Qanafeth
Qanafeth
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°13′35″N 37°16′30″E / 35.226522°N 37.274898°E / 35.226522; 37.274898
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSalamiyah District
SubdistrictSabburah Subdistrict
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
550
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
City Qrya PcodeC3309

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

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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

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  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "الذاكرة السورية | الحدث حماة: اعتقالات في المدينة والفصائل تسيطر على قرية القنافذ". الذاكرة السورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-27.