Kafr Hud كفر هود |
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Village | |
Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 35°17′2″N 36°30′36″E / 35.28389°N 36.51000°ECoordinates: 35°17′2″N 36°30′36″E / 35.28389°N 36.51000°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Mahardah |
Subdistrict | Mahardah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,736 |
• Ethnicities | Syrians |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3455 |
Kafr Hud (Arabic: كفر هود) is a Syrian village located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Hud had a population of 2,736 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
The first word of Kafr Hud, which is Kafr, is a Syriac word for "farm" or "village". The second wordt 'Hud' is derived from another Syriac word, 'Hudtha' which refers to decoratation.