Yaafour

Yaafour (Arabic: يعفور) is a Syrian town in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Yaafour had a population of 4,638 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

Yaafour يعفور
Town
Yaafour Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°32′N 36°04′E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq Governorate
District	Qatana District
Nahiyah	Qatana
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	4,638
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century.^[2]