Al-Kafrun is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate. It is situated in the an-Nusayriyah Mountains at 550 metres above sea level. It is traditionally a summer resort for locals who want to escape the hot summer temperatures in the lowlands. According to the Syria Central Bureau …Al-Kafrun is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate. It is situated in the an-Nusayriyah Mountains at 550 metres above sea level. It is traditionally a summer resort for locals who want to escape the hot summer temperatures in the lowlands. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafroun had a population of 485 in the 2004 census.