Kaferkahel Explained

Kaferkahel
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name:كفرقاهل
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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.

River of Qadisha

The Kadisha River (Arabic: نهر قاديشا Nahr Qadishä) (also known as Nahr Abu-A'ali Arabic: نهر أبو علي), passes through this village..

Immigrants

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]

Population

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]

Election of the municipalities of Kaferkahel

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

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 31 October 2016 . 23 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .
  2. Web site: Meagher . Margaret . 2011-04-10 . Integrity steered solicitor to bench . 2024-06-07 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  3. Web site: Prof Mark McGuire Cardiologist Mater Hospital, North Sydney . 2024-06-07 . St Vincent's Private Hospitals.
  4. Salah Michel . Sawaya . March 1953 . Household Income and Expenditure in Al-Kura, Lebanon . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324182139/https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/bitstream/handle/10938/3411/t-122.pdf. 10938/3411. M.A. . 24 March 2023. 2023-03-24 . Scholarworks. Economics Dept., American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Beirut, Lebanon.