Kafr Halab

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kafr Halab

| native_name = كفر حلب

| native_name_lang = ar

| type = Village

| pushpin_map = Syria

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kafr Halab in Syria

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria

| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_name1 = Aleppo

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Atarib

| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict

| subdivision_name3 = Urum al-Kubrah

| elevation_m =

| population = 4136

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_as_of = 2004

| population_footnotes = {{#tag:ref|{{cite web |title=2004 Census Data for Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah|url=http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-2-2004.htm |publisher=Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics |language=ar }} Also available in English: {{cite web |author=UN OCHA |author-link=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |title=2004 Census Data |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/syrian-arab-republic-other-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 |publisher=Humanitarian Data Exchange }}|name=census2004}}

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +3

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Kafr Halab ({{langx|ar|كفر حلب}}, also spelled Kafar Halab) or Kafr Aleppo is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Atarib District of the Aleppo Governorate, located southwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Zardana to the west, Kafr Nuran, al-Jinah and Ibbin Samaan to the northwest, Urum al-Sughra to the north, al-Bawabiya to the south and Maarrat al-Ikhwan and Taftanaz to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Halab had a population of 4,136 in the 2004 census.

Kafr Halab was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in the early 13th century during Ayyubid rule. He described it as "a village belonging to Aleppo [Halab]."le Strange, 1890, p. 447.

On 28 November 2024, the settlement was captured by HTS affiliated rebels during their offensive against the Syrian Army.{{Cite web |title=Kafr-Halab in western Aleppo has reportedly been completely taken over by anti-Assad forces Idlib |url=https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2024/28-november-18-kafrhalab-in-western-aleppo-has-reportedly |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news and incidents today - syria.liveuamap.com |language=en}}

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  • {{Cite book|title=Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500|url=https://archive.org/details/palestineundermo00lestuoft |first1=Guy|last1=le Strange|author-link=Guy Le Strange|year=1890|publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund}}

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{{Aleppo Governorate|atarib}}

Category:Populated places in Atarib District