Al-Kfeir

Municipality in Nabatieh Governorate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Al-Kfeir
الكفير
Municipality
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Al-Kfeir
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°25′46″N 35°44′26″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
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The village enjoys mild summers of an average temperature of 25°C. However, the winters are much colder and the village receives heavy snow.

Demographics

The inhabitants of Al-Kfeir are predominatly Greek Orthodox and Druze,[1] and they mainly cultivate olives, pines and other fruit trees.

In 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]

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