Kaferkahel
Kaferkahel
كفرقاهل | |
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Village | |
 Kaferkahel's Mosque (Left) and Church (Right) | |
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| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | El-Koura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67 sq mi (173 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | Doesn't exceed 500 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
Kaferkahel (Arabic: كَفَرْقاهِل Kafer-Qãhël) and some says Kfarqahel (Arabic: كْفَرْقاهِل Kfar-Qãhël) is a Lebanese village of Al-Koura villages in the North governorate. Characterized by its geographical location as it separates the district of Al-Koura and Zgharta-corner through the valley Qadisha and the river Qadisha. The village is half Greek Orthodox Christian and half Sunni Muslim).[1] There's a church (St.Georges) and a mosque in the center of the village and a little abandoned church on the banks of Qadisha river (St. Elias Arabic: مار الياس Mar Illiess), this church is used in July to celebrate Mar Illiess.
River of Qadisha
[edit]The Kadisha River (Arabic: نهر قاديشا Nahr Qadishä) (also known as Nahr Abu-A'ali Arabic: نهر أبو علي), passes through this village.
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Immigrants
[edit]There are a lot of immigrants from Kaferkahel to several countries like:
Canada 
Australia 
USA 
KSA 
Europe 
Brazil
Nigeria,
They visit their friends and family in the summer and holidays.
Notable migrants include the McGuire family in Sydney, Australia whose original surname 'Hajjeh' was changed by the government on arrival.
John McGuire who was a judge at the district court.[2]
Mark McGuire was changed in Australia and who went on to become Lebanese Australian of the year in 2010. https://arabicpages.com.au/article/mark-mcguire.html
Mark's son Mark McGuire jnr is currently a leading cardiologist and professor at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.[3]
Population
[edit]The local population do not exceed 500 inhabitants. And the main families of Kaferkahel are:
In 1953, Kaferkahel had a population of 69 living in 24 households.[4]
Election of the municipalities of Kaferkahel
[edit]On the last municipal elections on 30 April 2010 retired Brigadier General Nizar Abdul Qader Arabic: العميد نزار عبد القادر won under the chairmanship of the municipality, headed by Mr. Edmond El-Nabbout Arabic: الاستاذ دمون النبوت as vice president, and Al-Mukhtar is Mr. Mufeed Hajjeh Arabic: السيّد مفيد الحاجّة
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Meagher, Margaret (2011-04-10). "Integrity steered solicitor to bench". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Prof Mark McGuire | Cardiologist | Mater Hospital, North Sydney". St Vincent's Private Hospitals. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ Sawaya, Salah Michel (March 1953). Household Income and Expenditure in Al-Kura, Lebanon (PDF). Scholarworks (M.A.). Beirut, Lebanon: Economics Dept., American University of Beirut, Lebanon. hdl:10938/3411. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
External links
[edit]- Official page on Facebook
- Kfar Qahel, Localiban
