Kafr Battikh
كفر بطيخ | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°46′55″N 36°43′25″E / 35.78194°N 36.72361°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Idlib |
District | Idlib District |
Subdistrict | Saraqib Nahiyah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,166 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3927 |
Kafr Battikh ( Arabic: كفر بطيخ) is a Syrian village located in Saraqib Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Battikh had a population of 3166 in the 2004 census. [1]
During the Syrian Civil War, in 2012 the village was captured from the Syrian government 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. [2] 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. [3] [4]