Kfarchouba

Kfarchouba
كفرشوبا
Village
Map showing the location of Kfarhamam within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Kfarhamam within Lebanon
Kfarchouba
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°19′41″N 35°41′33″E / 33.32806°N 35.69250°E / 33.32806; 35.69250
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Area
 • Total37 km2 (14 sq mi)
 (including its hills)
Elevation
1,256 m (4,121 ft)
Population
 • Total1,000 (another 8,500 people from the village are living abroad)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Kfarchouba (Arabic: كفرشوبا), also known as Kafrchouba and Kafr Shuba, is a Lebanese village in the Hasbaya District of the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon. The people of the village are Sunni Muslims. It is situated in the region of Arkoub, at 1256 m above sea level and 130 km from Beirut. Located near the border of Israel and the Golan Heights, not far from the Shebaa Farms, it overlooks in depth both Israel and the Lebanese Bekaa, which makes it a strategic military location.