Kafr Battikh ( ar, كفر بطيخ) is a
Syrian
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
located in
Saraqib Nahiyah
Saraqib Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية سراقب) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Idlib District
Idlib District ( ar-at, منطقة ادلب, manṭiqat Idlib) is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. The ...
in
Idlib District
Idlib District ( ar-at, منطقة ادلب, manṭiqat Idlib) is a district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary grea ...
,
Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
, coordinates =
, elevation_m = 500
, area_code = 23
, geocode = C3871
, blank_name = Climate
, blank_info ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Battikh had a population of 3166 in the 2004 census.
History
During the
Syrian Civil War, in 2012 the village was captured from the
Syrian government
Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is the union government created by the constitution of Syria where by the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Syr ...
by rebel forces. On 8 July 2019, the village was struck by
Russian airstrikes, which were targeting
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's supply lines in the area. On 30 January 2020, the village was liberated by
government forces, advancing from
Ma'arrat al-Nu'man towards
Saraqib during the
5th Northwestern Syria offensive.
Al-Masdar News (2)
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References
Populated places in Idlib District
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