Kfar Hounah

Kfar Hounah
كفرحونة
Kfarhounah
Municipality
Kfar Hounah is located in Lebanon
Kfar Hounah
Kfar Hounah
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°29′35″N 35°35′10″E / 33.49306°N 35.58611°E / 33.49306; 35.58611
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
 • Total
0.850 sq mi (2.201 km2)
Elevation
3,600 ft (1,100 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Kfar Hounah, (Arabic: كفرحونة),[1] also known as Kfarhounah or Kfar Houna, is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate, of Lebanon. Its incumbent mayor is Sami Issa.[2]

Etymology

The name of this town comes from the Aramaic 'Kfar Ahoneh', which means "young brothers' village" according to local legend.[3]

Geography

Located 80 kilometres away from the capital Beirut in the predominantly Christian district of Jezzine, the population of Kfarhouna mainly consists of Melkite Greek Catholics and Shiite Muslims. The town's altitude ranges between 1100 and 1400 metres above sea level[4]

History

The history of the village begins in the Phoenician period, which can explain the Aramic name.[3] In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Huneh as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".[5]

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 50.32% and Muslims made up 48.81% of registered voters in Kfar Hounah. 47.35% of the voters were Shiite Muslims, 34.63% were Greek Catholics and 13.26% were Maronite Catholics.[6]

References

  1. ^ Al-Suwailem, Sami (1998). "" المصرفية الإسلامية " الجزء الأول : الأزمة والمخرج ( 249 صفحة) الجزء الثاني : الأساس الفكري (113صفحة) الجزء الثالث : السياسة النقدية (152 صفحة) تأليف : يوسف كمال محمد الناشر : دار الوفاء ، المنصورة ، ط2 ، سلسلة فقه الاقتصاد النقدي ، 1416هـ". Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Islamic Economics. 10 (1): 119–137. doi:10.4197/islec.10-1.15. ISSN 1018-7383.
  2. ^ "المتهم بعمالة لحد: كان قواتيًا". جنوبية (in Arabic). 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. ^ a b "23 Reasons To Take A Roadtrip To Kfarhouna In Lebanon". www.the961.com. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  4. ^ Localiban. "Kfar Houneh - Localiban". www.localiban.org. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 188
  6. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة كفرحونة، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

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