Kfarhouna

Kfarhouna,.[1] also known as Kfar Houneh or Kfar Houné, is a town in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate, of Lebanon. Its incumbent mayor is Sami Issa.[2]

Geography and Location

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[3]

Etymology

The name of this town comes from the Aramaic and Pheonician 'Kfar Ahoni', which means "young brothers' village" according to local legend.

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. Localiban. "Kfar Houneh - Localiban". www.localiban.org (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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