Kafrah

Kafrah is a locality in , . Kafrah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and St George Monastery.

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located near in is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.

Church
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Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the in northwestern , the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle .

Work of art
Photo: أفرام, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lady of the Valley is a Marian shrine inaugurated on 16 August 2009, located in , Wadi al-Nasara in . The statue is built near the Lady of the Valley Church on top of Mount of the Pilgrim, which is dedicated to Saint George.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kafra and Al-Mishtaya.

Village
is a village in northern located west of in the . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 909 in the 2004 census.

Village
is a village in northwestern , administratively part of the , located west of and north of the border with .

Village
Photo: Famaty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in northwestern , located west of Homs. is one of the largest villages in Wadi al-Nasara, a region north of .

Kafrah

Latitude
34.77882° or 34° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
36.27501° or 36° 16′ 30″ east
Elevation
598 metres (1,962 feet)
Open location code
8G6RQ7HG+G2
Geo­Names ID
168743
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In Other Languages

“Kafrah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كفرة”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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