Official Name: | Kfar Houneh |
Native Name: | كفر حونة |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | South Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jezzine District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 2.201 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.4931°N 35.5861°W |
Elevation M: | 1100 |
Kfarhouna, (Arabic: كفر حونة),[1] also known as Kfar Houneh or Kfar Houné, is a town in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate, of Lebanon. Its incumbent mayor is Sami Issa.[2]
Located 80 kilometres away from the capital Beirut in the predominantly Christian district of Jezzine, the population of Kfarhouna mainly consists of Melkite Greek Catholics and Shiite Muslims. The town's altitude ranges between 1100 and 1400 metres above sea level[3]
The history of the village beggins in the Phoenician period, which can explain the Aramic name. In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Huneh as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".[4]
The name of this town comes from the Aramaic 'Kfar Ahoneh', which means "young brothers' village" according to local legend.[5]