Kafr Buhum

Kafr Buhum (Arabic: كفر بهم‎, Syriac: ܟܟܦܪ ܒܚܡ, Kafar Bouhoum) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 9 km southwest of Hama, 210 km (130 mi) north Damascus and 160 km (99 mi) south of Aleppo. Nearby localities include al-Rabiaa and Matnin to the northwest, Tayzin to the north, al-Khalidiyah to the east, Tell Qartal to the southeast, Birin to the south and al-Muaa to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Buhum had a population of 12,194 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians. It is 330 meters (1082 ft) above the sea level.