Kfarhazir

Kfarhazir (Arabic: كفر حزير‎) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. It is 360 meters above sea level, and has the area of 12.1 square kilometres (4.69 sq mi) - the largest town in Koura by size, with a population of about 2000. [1] The population are Greek Orthodox and Maronite.[2]

Kfarhazir

كفرحزير
City
Kfarhazir
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°18′28″N 35°46′25″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictKoura District
Highest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Lowest elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

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 50 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
  1. Localiban article on Kfarhazir
  2. "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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

See also
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