Kafr Nasij
Kafr Nasij
كفر ناسج | |
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Village | |
  Kafr Nasij | |
| Coordinates: 33°9′5″N 36°2′21″E / 33.15139°N 36.03917°E | |
| Grid position | 247/284 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Al-Sanamayn |
| Subdistrict | Ghabaghib |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,381 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kafr Nasij (Arabic: كفر ناسج, also spelled Kafar Nasej) is a village in the al-Sanamayn District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. Nearby localities include al-Tiha to the west, Aqraba and al-Harra to the southwest, Zimrin to the south, Kafr Shams to the southeast, Deir al-Adas to the east and Kanakir to the north. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Nasij had a population of 2,381.[1]
History
[edit]A Ghassanid monastery of stylites was located in Kafr Nasij which was part of Batanea during the Byzantine era (4th-7th centuries).[2]
Ottoman era
[edit]In 1596 Kafr Nasij appeared in the Ottoman tax registers being in the nahiya of Jaydur, part of Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 17 households and 7 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats, bee-hives and water mills; in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 17,800 akçe.[3]
In 1838, Kefr Nasij was noted as a village in the el-Jeidur district.[4]
Modern era
[edit]During the ongoing Syrian Civil War which began in 2011, pro-government media reported that five opposition rebels were killed and 13 others arrested during a clash with Syrian security forces.[5]
Climate
[edit]In Kafr Nasij, there is a Mediterranean climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csa. The average annual temperature in Kafr Nasij is 16.1 °C (61.0 °F). About 386 mm (15.20 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Kafr Nasij | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 96 (3.8) |
72 (2.8) |
51 (2.0) |
18 (0.7) |
11 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
11 (0.4) |
42 (1.7) |
85 (3.3) |
386 (15.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Trimingham, 1979, p. 144
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 209
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 149
- ^ Authorities storm terrorist hideouts in Daraa, arrest terrorists and kill others. Cham Press. 2012-06-28.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
- Trimingham, John Spencer (1979). Christianity among the Arabs in pre-Islamic times. Longman. ISBN 0582780810.
External links
[edit]- Map of town, Google Maps
- Sanameine-map, 19L
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