Kafr Buhum
Kafr Buhum, commonly referred to as Kfarbo, is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) southwest of Hama.
Kafr Buhum, commonly referred to as Kfarbo, is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Rabiaa and Matnin to the northwest, Tayzin to the north, al-Khalidiyah to the east, Tell Qartal to the southeast, Birin to the south and al-Muah to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Buhum had a population of 12,194 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christian. It is 330 meters (1082 ft) above the sea level.
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Getting to Kafr Buhum
- Airports
- Aleppo (ALP), 133 km · Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 177 km · Damascus (DAM), 184 km
- Aleppo → Kafr Buhum134 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · $12–17
- Damascus → Kafr Buhum176 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · $16–22
- Beirut → Kafr Buhum170 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · $18–24
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kafr Buhum
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kafr Buhum. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIf you need to get to the bus or train station, you'll find a service bus stop south-west of the bridge, easily recognized by many minibuses stopping there.
- Go nextHama makes a great base for exploring a lot of the north-east of Syria The following can be done as a half day trip from Hama, but you could string a few together for a long day!
- Go nextService taxis run back to Hama until at least 17:00.) A little further afield you could get to the Krak des Chevaliers as a day trip - but this would be a bit of a shame, as staying the night near the Krak and spending some time to explore this gem of Syria is well worth the time and effort.
From Wikivoyage: Hama, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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Next door to Kafr Buhum
Kafr Buhum is 10 km from Ḩamāh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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