| Official Name: | Al-Kafrun |
| Other Name: | Kafroun |
| Native Name: | الكفرون |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tartus |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Safita |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mashta al-Helu |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2004 census |
| Population Total: | 485 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 34.8622°N 36.2356°W |
| Elevation M: | 550 |
Al-Kafrun (ar|الكفرون; also spelled Kafroun) 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 550m (1,800feet) 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 (CBS), Kafroun had a population of 485 in the 2004 census.[1]
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians. Al-Kafrun is among five villages in its immediate vicinity bearing this name (the others include Kafrun Badra, Kafrun Haydar, Kafrun Bashur). While Kafrun's inhabitants are Greek Orthodox, the other villages are each inhabited by a different religious group (Maronite, Melkite and Alawite).
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,[2] and the novelist Halim Barakat.[3]
. Hanna Batatu . Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics . Princeton University Press . 1999 . 0691002541.