Ain Jarfa

Ain Jarfa (Arabic: عين جرفا) is a municipality in the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

Ain Jarfa عين جرفا
Municipality
Ain Jarfa Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°23′02″N 35°41′08″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Hasbaya District
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as a village called 'Ain Jurfa located in "on the east side" of "the lower side of Wade et-Teim". The inhabitants were Druse.^[1]

In 1875, Victor Guérin visited A'in Djerfa, which he described was: "Inhabited by Druzes, numbering approximately 200, it [the village] succeeded another older one, as evidenced by several ancient cisterns and the regularity of the materials with which at least half of the houses were built, in whole or in part, as well as the public fountain.^[2]

Demographics

In 2014, Druze made up 100% of registered voters in Ain Jarfa.^[3]