Kfarshima

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Kfarshima
كفرشيما
Kfarchima town overview picture from one side.jpg
Kfarshima is located in Lebanon
Kfarshima
Kfarshima
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°48′55″N 35°32′0″E / 33.81528°N 35.53333°E / 33.81528; 35.53333
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
DistrictBaabda District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Kfarshima (Arabic: كفرشيما), also spelled Kfarchima, is a town in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, southeast of Beirut and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is populated by Lebanese Christians: mainly Melkite Greek Catholic and Maronites, with smaller communities of Greek Orthodox and Protestant Evangelical Christians. Kfarshima was subject to heavy bombing during the Lebanese civil war since it was a primary fault line.

Kfarshima is the birthplace of the composers musicians and singers, , Halim el-Roumi and Melhem Barakat, and the singers , and Majida El Roumi. Also the Birthplace of the Philosopher Shibli Shumayyil (Chibli Chemayel). It was also the hometown for Lebanese singer Issam Rajji.

Schools[]

  • Eastwood College
  • Ecole Saint Maxime
  • Lycée Adonis
  • Ecole Notre Dame Des Soeurs Antonine
  • Kfarshima Official Middle School
  • Kfarshima Official High School
  • National Protestant College

Churches[]

There are seven churches in Kfarchima:

  • The Greek Orthodox church St. Peter & Paul, in Al-Mahatta.
  • Three Maronite Churches: St. Elias in Balouh, New Lady of the Rosary in Sahet-al-Ain and the Old Lady of the Rosary in Ain-al-Rouhban.
  • The Evangelical Church in Haret-al-Majjadin.
  • The St. Takla Church for the Catholics located in Sahet-al-Ain.
  • The St. Antoine Church (Also called 'Deir Al Karkafi') located in Haret-al-Deir.

Notable residents[]

Coordinates: 33°49′02″N 35°32′09″E / 33.8172°N 35.5357°E / 33.8172; 35.5357

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