Map of Kafranbel, Syria

Kafranbel is a city in Idlib, Syria, with a population of about 45,652. It lies at 35.6138°N, 36.5645°E. Kafranbel is about 235 km (146 mi) north of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Khān Shaykhūn, 21 km to the south.

Kafranbel at a glance

Where is Kafranbel?

• The 36th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Idlib on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kafranbel

• Khān Shaykhūn — 21 km south
• Jisr ash Shughūr — 31 km northwest
• Saraqib — 35 km northeast
• Idlib — 36 km north
• Ḩamāh — 56 km south
• Jablah — 64 km southwest
• Latakia — 71 km west
• Reyhanlı — 73 km north, Turkey
• Bāniyās — 74 km southwest
• Samandağ — 74 km northwest, Turkey

Largest cities in Idlib

• Idlib — 128,840
• Khān Shaykhūn — 48,975
• Jisr ash Shughūr — 39,311
• Saraqib — 34,231

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.