City · Syria
Kafr Zaytā
Kafr Zita is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of Hama. 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 Mahardah District, that consists of seven localities with a combined population of 39,032 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
Good to know
- Population: 21,845.
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus.