Kaferkahel | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name: | كفرقاهل |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 400 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | North Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | El-Koura |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 173 |
Population Total: | Doesn't exceed 500 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Time Zone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Time Zone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Kaferkahel (Arabic: كَفَرْقاهِل Kafer-Qãhël) and some says Kfarqahel (Arabic: كْفَرْقاهِل Kfar-Qãhël) is a Lebanese village of Al-Koura villages in the North governorate. Characterized by its geographical location as it separates the district of Al-Koura and Zgharta-corner through the valley Qadisha and the river Qadisha. The village is half Greek Orthodox Christian and half Sunni Muslim).[1] There's a church (St.Georges) and a mosque in the center of the village and a little abandoned church on the banks of Qadisha river (St. Elias Arabic: مار الياس Mar Illiess), this church is used in July to celebrate Mar Illiess.
The Kadisha River (Arabic: نهر قاديشا Nahr Qadishä) (also known as Nahr Abu-A'ali Arabic: نهر أبو علي), passes through this village..
There are a lot of immigrants from Kaferkahel to several countries like:
Canada Australia United States Brazil Nigeria, They visit their friends and family in the summer and holidays.
Notable migrants include the McGuire family in Sydney, Australia whose original surname 'Hajjeh' was changed by the government on arrival.
John McGuire who was a judge at the district court.[2]
Mark McGuire was changed in Australia and who went on to become Lebanese Australian of the year in 2010. https://arabicpages.com.au/article/mark-mcguire.html
Mark's son Mark McGuire jnr is currently a leading cardiologist and professor at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.[3]
The local population do not exceed 500 inhabitants. And the main families of Kaferkahel are:
In 1953, Kaferkahel had a population of 69 living in 24 households.[4]
On the last municipal elections on 30 April 2010 retired Brigadier General Nizar Abdul Qader Arabic: العميد نزار عبد القادر won under the chairmanship of the municipality, headed by Mr. Edmond El-Nabbout Arabic: الاستاذ دمون النبوت as vice president, and Al-Mukhtar is Mr. Mufeed Hajjeh Arabic: السيّد مفيد الحاجّة