Al-Kafrun

Al-Kafrun is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate. It is situated in the an-Nusayriyah Mountains at above sea level. It is traditionally a summer resort for locals who want to escape the hot summer temperatures in the lowlands. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafroun had a population of 485 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians. Al-Kafrun is among five villages in its immediate vicinity bearing this name. While Kafrun's inhabitants are Greek Orthodox, the other villages are each inhabited by a different religious group.
Al-Kafrun is well known in the area for the annual festival in celebration of the Assumption/Dormition of Mary on 15 August, held atop the Jabal al-Saideh mountain. Al-Kafrun is the birthplace of the famous Syrian singer George Wassouf, and the novelist Halim Barakat.