[1] The village is built into the side of a hill near Mount Hermon, just north of modern-day Hinah, which was an ancient settlement Ptolemy mentioned as Ina.

[4] It sits opposite a village called Beitima across a valley through which flows the River 'Arny.

[6] Félicien de Saulcy suggested the temple was originally constructed entirely of white marble.

A marble block was found featuring a dedication to a goddess called Hierapolis (also identified as Atargatis and Leukothea).

[7][8] In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kafr Hawr as a predominantly Sunni Muslim village.