Al-Kfeir (Arabic: الكفير) is a municipality nestled 900 m above sea level, in Hasbaiya District (Qada'a), an administrative division of Nabatiyeh Governorate (Mohafazah) along the steep slopes of the top of the Jebel Sheikh in Lebanon.
Al-Kfeir
الكفير | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Al-Kfeir Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′46″N 35°44′26″E / 33.42944°N 35.74056°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Hasbaya District |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
The village enjoys mild summers of an average temperature of 25°C. However, the winters are much colder and the village receives heavy snow.
The inhabitants of Al-Kfeir are predominatly Greek Orthodox and Druze,[1] and they mainly cultivate olives, pines and other fruit trees.
Demographics
editIn 2014 Christians made up 50.61% and Druze made up 48.38% of registered voters in Al-Kfeir. 43.09% of the voters were and Greek Orthodox.[2]
Notable people
edit- Firas Hamdan, one of 12 independent politicians who emerged from a mass anti-government protest movement in 2019.[3] Hamdan was hit in the chest by a lead pellet in 2020 during a demonstration near parliament, days after a deadly explosion struck Beirut's port.[4]
- Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese novelist.
- Fares al-Khoury, Syrian politician.
- Issam Abou Jamra, former Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon.
- Assaf Abu Rahhal, Lebanese journalist killed in the 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash
References
edit- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الكفير، قضاء حاصبيا محافظة النبطية في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/حاصبيا/الكفير/المذاهب/
- ^ "Lebanon independents celebrate: 'change has begun'". France 24. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Khzam, Ruba Bou (2022-05-18). "Firas Hamdan, From A Wounded Revolutionary In Front Of Parliament To An MP Inside It". 961. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
Sources
editExternal links
edit- http://www.kfeir.com/
- Kfayr Ez Zait, Localiban