Kfarhazir
Kfarhazir كفرحزير | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Kfarhazir Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′28″N 35°46′25″E / 34.30778°N 35.77361°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Koura District |
| Highest elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (1953) | |
• Total | 917 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Kfarhazir (Arabic: كفر حزير) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. It is 350 meters above sea level, and has an area of 12.1 square kilometres (4.69 sq mi), and is the largest town in Koura District by size, with a population of about 60000.[1] The population are Greek Orthodox and Maronite.[2] In 1953, the town had a population of 917 with 168 households. [3] The current mayor of Kfarhazir is Fawzi Al Maalouf.
Location and Geography
Kfarhazir lies on a strategic hill in Koura, overlooking the Koura fields and towns from the east, and the Mediterranean sea from the west. Kfarhazir is Five minutes away from the sea, 35 minutes away from the mountains, and 55 minutes away from Beirut.
Churches
There are 5 Christian Churches in Kfarhazir:
- Church of Saint Jacob (Eastern Orthodox)
- Church of Saint James (Eastern Orthodox)
- Church of Al Sayydeh (Eastern Orthodox)
- Church of Saints Theodoros and George (Eastern Orthodox)
- Church of Saint Elias (Eastern Orthodox)
- Church of Saint Takla (Maronite Catholic)
References
- ^ Localiban. "Kfar Hazir - Localiban". www.localiban.org. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Sawaya, Salah Michel (March 1953). Household Income and Expenditure in Al-Kura, Lebanon (PDF). Scholarworks (M.A.). Beirut, Lebanon: Economics Dept., American University of Beirut, Lebanon. hdl:10938/3411. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
