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Basufan (; ) (sometimes spelled Bassoûfâne, Bassoufane, Bosoufane, Bāşūfān) is an ancient village located in northwestern Syria. The village is populated by Yazidis and had a population of 901 in the 2004 census according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), and had a population of 2059 according to the civil registry records at the end of 2005.

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Settlement.official_name
Basufan
Settlement.native_name
باصوفان
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Aleppo
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Afrin
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Nahiyah
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Afrin
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2004 census
Settlement.population_total
901
Settlement.timezone
AST
Settlement.utc_offset
+3

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Church of Saint Phocas, Basufan (باصوفان), Syria - Interior south wall - PHBZ024 2016 1710 - Dumbarton Oaks.jpg
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  • Church of St. Phocas
  • Photographs by Gertrude Bell
  • References

Basufan (; ) (sometimes spelled Bassoûfâne, Bassoufane, Bosoufane, Bāşūfān) is an ancient village located in northwestern Syria. The village is populated by Yazidis and had a population of 901 in the 2004 census according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), and had a population of 2059 according to the civil registry records at the end of 2005.

The village is notable for being the site of a former fifth-century church dedicated to Saint Phocas.

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