Kfar Jarra

Kfar Jarra كفرجرة Kfarjarra
Municipality
Kfar Jarra Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°32′53″N 35°26′02″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Jezzine District
Area [1]
• Total	0.41 sq mi (1.07 km^2)
Elevation [1]	950 ft (290 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Kfar Jarra (Arabic: كفرجرة) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 50 km south of Beirut.[1]

Etymology

The name of the village is believed to mean 'spring village' in Syriac.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Jerra, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[3]

In 1875, Victor Guérin travelled in the area, and noted: "I arrive at Kefr Djerra, a village of about twenty Maronite families, on a hill whose slopes are occupied by orchards. Several ancient cisterns dug into the rock and some of the materials that were used to build the church, which I am told is one hundred and forty years old, prove that this village succeeded another older one."[4]

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 99.19% of registered voters in Kfar Jarra. 90.03% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[5]

References

1. Kfar Jarra, localiban
2. "إتحاد بلديات منطقة جزين". www.jezzine-union.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
4. Guérin, 1880, p. 510-511: "A une heure, je me remets en marche vers l'ouest, et à une heure vingt minutes, j'arrive à Kefr Djerra, village d'une vingtaine de familles maronites, sur une colline dont les pentes sont occupées par des vergers. Plusieurs citernes antiques creusées dans le roc et une partie des matériaux qui ont servi à bâtir l'église, laquelle a, me dit-on, cent quarante ans de date, prouvent que ce village a succédé à un autre plus ancien"
5. "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة كفرجرة، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

Bibliography

• Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

• Kfar Jarra, localiban