Kfar Habou
كفر حبو
Kfar Habou is located in Lebanon
Kfar Habou
Kfar Habou
Location in Lebanon.
Coordinates: 34°24′52″N 35°57′34″E / 34.41444°N 35.95944°E / 34.41444; 35.95944
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
Districts of LebanonMiniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area
  Total7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Time zone+2
  Summer (DST)+3

Kfar Habou (Arabic: كفر حبو) is a Lebanese village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 2,647 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents belongs to the "Greek Orthodox Church and other confessions".[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Kefr Habau, located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslim, Greek Orthodox and Maronite Christians.[3]

References

  1. Kfar Habou, Localiban
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 186

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