Kfaraya
Kfaraya
كفريا Kafarya | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Kfaraya Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′33″N 35°26′07″E / 33.55917°N 35.43528°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kfaraya (Arabic: كفريا) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin travelled in the area, and noted: "About 1,800 metres north of Kefr Djerra rises, on a neighbouring hill, another village, also of little importance and inhabited by Maronites and by "united Greeks". It is called Kefr Aya. Between these two villages flows a spring which feeds them with water, and which is called A'in Kefr Aya, or A'in ei-Hajar, because it comes out of the bosom of the rocks.[1]
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 99.11% of registered voters in Kfaraya. 82.33% of the voters were Greek Catholics.[2]
References
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 511
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة كفريا، قضاء صيدا (قرى) 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.