Al-Kfour, Nabatieh
Al-Kfour
الكفور | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Al-Kfour Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′50″N 35°27′04″E / 33.39722°N 35.45111°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Nabatieh District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Kfour (Arabic: الكفور) is a municipality in the Nabatieh District in Lebanon.
History
[edit]In 1875, Victor Guérin noted: "To the north of Toul, at a short distance from this hamlet, I see on another hill the village of Kfur, inhabited both by Metualis and by united Greeks".[1]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, Muslims made up 57.05% and Christians made up 42.42% of registered voters in Al-Kfour. 50.53% of the voters were Shiite Muslims and 38.61% were Maronite Catholics.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 526
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الكفور، قضاء النبطية محافظة النبطية في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
