Kafra, Lebanon

Kafra, Lebanon
كفرا
City
Map showing the location of Baraachit within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Baraachit within Lebanon
Kafra, Lebanon
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°10′33″N 35°21′05″E / 33.17583°N 35.35139°E / 33.17583; 35.35139
Grid position183/286 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictBint Jbeil District
Area
 • Total10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Elevation720 m (2,360 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kafra (Arabic: كفرا),[2] is a village in Nabatiye Governorate, in the Bint Jbeil District of southern Lebanon, about 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Beirut. The village is located in the south-western outskirts of the town of Tebnine, in the heart of the Lebanese Shia Muslim community of Jabal Amel. The village sits on an elevation of 720 metres (2,360 ft) above sea level.

  1. ^ a b Kafra, Localiban
  2. ^ "The village", according to Palmer 1881, p. 23