Kafr al-Awamid
Kafr al-Awamid is a village in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has about 1,590 residents and an elevation of 965 metres. Kafr al-Awamid is situated nearby to the village Barhaliya, as well as near Souq Wadi Barada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nabi Habeel Mosque.
Nabi Habeel Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.
The Nabi Habeel Mosque, or "Mosque of the Prophet Abel", is a shrine and Shi'ia mosque dedicated to Habeel, located on the west mountains of Damascus, near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river, in Syria, the Levant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qura al-Sham and Buqein.
Qura al-Sham
Village
Photo: Exmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qura al-Sham is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qura al-Sham had a population of 1,067 in the 2004 census. Until 2024, the village was known as Qura al-Assad. Qura al-Sham is situated 7 km south of Kafr al-Awamid.
Buqein
Village
Baqin or Buqayn is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Buqein is situated 9 km north of Kafr al-Awamid.
Kafr al-Awamid
- Type: Village with 1,590 residents
- Also known as: “Kafer el Auouâmîd”, “Kafr al ‘Awāmīd”, “Kafr al `Awamid”, and “Kefr el Aouamid”
- Category: locality
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.61994° or 33° 37′ 12″ northLongitude
36.11844° or 36° 7′ 6″ eastPopulation
1,590Elevation
965 metres (3,166 feet)Open location code
8G5RJ499+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 573519462OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
168736
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Kafr al-Awamid” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كفر العواميد”
- French: “Kafr al-Aouamid”
- German: “Kafr al-Awamid”
- Russian: “Кафр-аль-Авамид”
Localities in the Area
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