Kafr Zita (Arabic: كفر زيتا, romanized: Kafr Zaytā, also spelled Kfar Zita, Kafr Zayta, Kfar Zeita, Keferzita or Kafr Zeita) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 30 kilometers north of Hama.[1] Nearby localities include Kafr Nabudah and al-Habit to the northwest, Khan Shaykhun to the northeast, Mork to the east, Suran to the southeast, al-Lataminah, Halfaya and Mahardah to the south, Tremseh to the southwest and Kirnaz and Hayalin. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Zita had a population of 17,052 in the 2004 census. It is also the center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict"), part of the Mhardeh District, that consists of seven localities with a combined population of 39,032 in 2004.[2]
The first word of Kafr Zita, which is Kafr, is a Syriac word for "farm" or "village". The second word 'Zita' is another Syriac word which refers to olive oil. The village is known for cultivation of olives which is still until now one of the main crops of the village. Also pistachio became popular recently regarding to its better economic revenue.
History
The ruins of a church dating to the Byzantine period in the 5th-century are located in Kafr Zita.[3]
In the late Ottoman era between the 18th-19th centuries, the residents of Kafr Zita, which at that time was one of the largest villages in the area north of the Orontes River, were regularly in arrears for tax payment and had to obtain financial assistance.[4]
During the period of the French Mandate in Syria, Kafr Zita, like many of the surrounding localities, was organized as a collective farming village.[5] In 1975 the nahiyahs ("subdistricts") of Kafr Zita and Mhardeh were joined together to form the mantiqah ("district") of Mhardeh, with the latter as capital.[6]
On 16 December 2012, during the Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad that began in early 2011, government forces combating rebels bombed Kafr Zita, leaving three children dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).[7] On 20 December rebels claimed to have captured Kafr Zita and a string of other nearby towns during an offensive against government forces in the vicinity of Hama.[8] In September 2013, Abu Shafiq checkpoint (35°22′30″N36°39′07″E / 35.375°N 36.652°E / 35.375; 36.652) which is between Kafr Zita and Morek, was captured by rebels.[9][10] However, on 22 September 2014, it was reported that the rebels targeted the checkpoint.[11] By early January 2014, the town was controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[12] However, later on, ISIL was removed from the town by the rebels.
Kafr Zita's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni MuslimMawalis. In the early 20th-century they, along with the inhabitants of nearby Suran, were still proud of their Mawali origins.[14] The Mawali were non-Arab Muslim nomadic tribes who dominated the desert regions of northern Syria for centuries before being forced out to the vicinity of Hama and Aleppo in the 18th century by the Annizah, a Bedouin tribal confederation from the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula.[15]
^Al Qaida fighters pushed from much of northern Syria, but fighting still rages The Sacramento Bee, 5 January 2014
^"Fearing to fall in a complete siege, the factions and jihadi groups withdraw from Khan Shaykhun city and towns and villages south of it in the northern countryside of Hama". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (in Arabic). 20 August 2019.
Comité de l'Asie française (1933). L'Asie française (in French). Vol. 33–34. Comité de l'Asie française.
Nelles Guide (1999). Syria and Lebanon. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN3886181057.
Phillip, Thomas (1992). The Syrian Land in the 18th and 19th Century: The Common and the Specific in the Historical Experience. F. Steiner. ISBN3515056858.
Centre d'études et de recherches URBAMA (France) (1986). Petites villes et villes moyennes dans le monde arabe (in French). Vol. 2. Université de Tours. ISBN9782869060128.
March 05, 2023
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Kafr Zita Arabic كفر زيتا romanized Kafr Zayta also spelled Kfar Zita Kafr Zayta Kfar Zeita Keferzita or Kafr Zeita is a town in northern Syria administratively part of the Hama Governorate located 30 kilometers north of Hama 1 Nearby localities include Kafr Nabudah and al Habit to the northwest Khan Shaykhun to the northeast Mork to the east Suran to the southeast al Lataminah Halfaya and Mahardah to the south Tremseh to the southwest and Kirnaz and Hayalin According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics Kafr Zita had a population of 17 052 in the 2004 census It is also the center of a nahiyah subdistrict part of the Mhardeh District that consists of seven localities with a combined population of 39 032 in 2004 2 Kafr Zita كفر زيتاKafr ZaytaTownKafr Zita in 2013Kafr ZitaLocation in SyriaCoordinates 35 22 25 N 36 36 6 E 35 37361 N 36 60167 E 35 37361 36 60167 Coordinates 35 22 25 N 36 36 6 E 35 37361 N 36 60167 E 35 37361 36 60167Country SyriaGovernorateHamaDistrictMahardahSubdistrictKafr ZitaPopulation 2004 Total17 052Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 References 6 BibliographyEtymology EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The first word of Kafr Zita which is Kafr is a Syriac word for farm or village The second word Zita is another Syriac word which refers to olive oil The village is known for cultivation of olives which is still until now one of the main crops of the village Also pistachio became popular recently regarding to its better economic revenue History EditThe ruins of a church dating to the Byzantine period in the 5th century are located in Kafr Zita 3 In the late Ottoman era between the 18th 19th centuries the residents of Kafr Zita which at that time was one of the largest villages in the area north of the Orontes River were regularly in arrears for tax payment and had to obtain financial assistance 4 During the period of the French Mandate in Syria Kafr Zita like many of the surrounding localities was organized as a collective farming village 5 In 1975 the nahiyahs subdistricts of Kafr Zita and Mhardeh were joined together to form the mantiqah district of Mhardeh with the latter as capital 6 On 16 December 2012 during the Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al Assad that began in early 2011 government forces combating rebels bombed Kafr Zita leaving three children dead according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights SOHR 7 On 20 December rebels claimed to have captured Kafr Zita and a string of other nearby towns during an offensive against government forces in the vicinity of Hama 8 In September 2013 Abu Shafiq checkpoint 35 22 30 N 36 39 07 E 35 375 N 36 652 E 35 375 36 652 which is between Kafr Zita and Morek was captured by rebels 9 10 However on 22 September 2014 it was reported that the rebels targeted the checkpoint 11 By early January 2014 the town was controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 12 However later on ISIL was removed from the town by the rebels On 20 August 2019 the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the rebel and Islamic factions including jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham had withdrawn from Kafr Zita in north Hama province 13 Demographics EditKafr Zita s inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim Mawalis In the early 20th century they along with the inhabitants of nearby Suran were still proud of their Mawali origins 14 The Mawali were non Arab Muslim nomadic tribes who dominated the desert regions of northern Syria for centuries before being forced out to the vicinity of Hama and Aleppo in the 18th century by the Annizah a Bedouin tribal confederation from the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula 15 See also Edit2014 Kafr Zita chemical attackReferences Edit Kfar Zita Wikimapia Wikimapia General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics CBS Hama Governorate in Arabic Bulletin de la Societe historique et archeologique de l Orne 63 71 1945 p 73 in French Phillip 1992 p 274 Comite de l Asie francaise 1933 p 132 Centre d etudes et de recherches URBAMA France 1986 p 463 Camp residents flee Syria warplanes NGO Agence France Presse 2012 12 17 UN sees no prospect of end to Syria violence Al Jazeera English 2012 12 20 قتيلا للنظام وإعدامات ميدانية بحماة Aljazeera 21 9 2013 فيق ريف حماه الشمالي Aljazeera 21 9 2013 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 22 9 2014 Al Qaida fighters pushed from much of northern Syria but fighting still rages The Sacramento Bee 5 January 2014 Fearing to fall in a complete siege the factions and jihadi groups withdraw from Khan Shaykhun city and towns and villages south of it in the northern countryside of Hama Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Arabic 20 August 2019 Comite de l Asie francaise 1933 p 131 Nelles Guide 1999 p 22 Bibliography EditComite de l Asie francaise 1933 L Asie francaise in French Vol 33 34 Comite de l Asie francaise Nelles Guide 1999 Syria and Lebanon Hunter Publishing Inc ISBN 3886181057 Phillip Thomas 1992 The Syrian Land in the 18th and 19th Century The Common and the Specific in the Historical Experience F Steiner ISBN 3515056858 Centre d etudes et de recherches URBAMA France 1986 Petites villes et villes moyennes dans le monde arabe in French Vol 2 Universite de Tours ISBN 9782869060128 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kafr Zita amp oldid 1057129399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
