Kfar Jarra
Kfar Jarra
كفرجرة Kfarjarra | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Jezzine District |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 950 ft (290 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Kfar Jarra (Arabic: كفرجرة) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 50 km south of Beirut.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The name of the village is believed to mean 'spring village' in Syriac.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Jerra, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[3]
In 1875, Victor Guérin travelled in the area, and noted: "I arrive at Kefr Djerra, a village of about twenty Maronite families, on a hill whose slopes are occupied by orchards. Several ancient cisterns dug into the rock and some of the materials that were used to build the church, which I am told is one hundred and forty years old, prove that this village succeeded another older one."[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014, Christians made up 99.19% of registered voters in Kfar Jarra. 90.03% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Kfar Jarra, localiban
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- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 510-511: "A une heure, je me remets en marche vers l'ouest, et à une heure vingt minutes, j'arrive à Kefr Djerra, village d'une vingtaine de familles maronites, sur une colline dont les pentes sont occupées par des vergers. Plusieurs citernes antiques creusées dans le roc et une partie des matériaux qui ont servi à bâtir l'église, laquelle a, me dit-on, cent quarante ans de date, prouvent que ce village a succédé à un autre plus ancien"
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Kfar Jarra, localiban
