Harfa

Harfa is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Harfa had a population of 2,362 at the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community.

History

An archaeological survey conducted in Harfa in the 1970s documented what appears to be a monumental mausoleum dating to the Roman period.
The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century.