Kfarhazir

Kfarhazir كفرحزير
City
Kfarhazir Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°18′28″N 35°46′25″E / 34.30778°N 35.77361°E / 34.30778; 35.77361Coordinates: 34°18′28″N 35°46′25″E / 34.30778°N 35.77361°E / 34.30778; 35.77361
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
District	Koura District
Highest elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Kfarhazir (Arabic: كفر حزير) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. It is 350 meters above sea level, and has an area of 12.1 square kilometres (4.69 sq mi) - the largest town in Koura by size, with a population of about 2000.^[1] The population are Greek Orthodox and Maronite.^[2]

Location and Geography[]

Kfarhazir lies on a strategic hill in Koura, overlooking the Koura fields and towns from the east, and the Mediterranean sea from the west. Kfarhazir is Five minutes away from the sea, 35 minutes away from the mountains, and 55 minutes away from Beirut.

Churches[]

There are 5 Christian Churches in Kfarhazir:

• Church of Saint Jacob(Eastern Orthodox)
• Church of Saint James (Eastern Orthodox)
• Church of Al Sayydeh (Eastern Orthodox)
• Church of Saints Theodoros and George (Eastern Orthodox)
• Church of Saint Elias (Eastern Orthodox)
• Church of Saint Takla (Maronite Catholic)

References[]

See also[]

• List of cities in Lebanon
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon
• University of Balamand

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