Kafr Laha () is a City in the Homs Governorate north of Homs in northern Syria.U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Geographic Names Database, 2012 In 2004 it had a population of 20,041 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.Smith, 1841, p. 179. It is the largest city in the Houla region. Nearby localities include Talaf to the northeast, Tell Dahab to the north, Aqrab to the northwest, Qarmas and Maryamin to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the southwest and Taldou to the southeast.
History Kafr Laha has been identified as the ancient Aramaean settlement of Byt'l also known as "Bethel".Lipinsky, Edward. The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion Peeters Publishers, 2000. p. 203.
According to 16th century Ottoman Defter records, Kafr Laha's population increased from 23 households in 1526 to 47 households in 1594.
Kafr Laha has been the site of demonstrations against the Assad government during the Syrian uprising which began in 2011.
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