Kafr Rumah

Kafr Rumah is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Maarrat al-Nu'man District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Central [Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics], Kafr Rumah had a population of 12,276 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Nearby localities include Hass, Syria and Kafr Nabl to the west, Sarjah to the north, Maarrat al-Nu'man to the east and Hish to the south.

History

Kafr Rumah contains ancient ruins. Among them is a bridge consisting of slabs built on ten pillars instead of the typical style of Roman and Byzantine-era bridges in the Levant and elsewhere, which are supported by arches.
According to the 13th century Muslim scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi, Kafar Ruma was:

"A village of Ma'arrah an Nu'man. It was once a celebrated fortress, but was ruined by Lulu as Saifi, who conquered Halab in 393 ".

In 1526, a decade after the Ottoman conquest of Syria, the village had a recorded population of 132 households and 26 bachelors. It was the largest village within the Maarrat al-Nu'man nahiya.