Kafr Nasij
Kafr Nasij is a village in the al-Sanamayn District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. Nearby localities include al-Tiha to the west, Aqraba and al-Harra to the southwest, Zimrin to the south, Kafr Shams to the southeast, Deir al-Adas to the east and Kanakir to the north. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Nasij had a population of 2,381.
History
Seven ancient basalt houses were documented in Kafr Nasij during a 1970s archaeological survey. Likely built as residences for wealthy individuals, these structures are believed to date back to the Roman period, around the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE, with some still standing and occupied at the time of the 1970s survey.A Ghassanid monastery of stylites was located in Kafr Nasij which was part of Batanea during the Byzantine era.
Ottoman era
In 1596 Kafr Nasij appeared in the Ottoman tax registers being in the nahiya of Jaydur, part of Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 17 households and 7 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats, bee-hives and water mills; in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 17,800 akçe.In 1838, Kefr Nasij was noted as a village in the el-Jeidur district.