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'''Kfarfalous''', also spelled '''Kfar Falous''' ({{lang-ar|كفر فالوس}}) is a small village in the [[Jezzine District]] of the [[South Governorate]] of [[Lebanon]], about 57 km south of [[Beirut]].<ref name=localiban/> Kfarfalous is known for being home to the unfinished now abandoned Kfarfalous University Complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kfar Falousِ |url=https://www.baldati.com/kfarfalous |website=Baldati |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>
'''Kfar Falous''', also spelled '''Kfarfalous''' ({{langx|ar|كفرفالوس}}) is a municipality in the [[Jezzine District]] of the [[South Governorate]] of [[Lebanon]], about 57 km south of [[Beirut]].<ref name=localiban/> Kfar Falous is known for being home to the unfinished now abandoned Kfar Falous University Complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kfar Falousِ |url=https://www.baldati.com/kfarfalous |website=Baldati |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 1838, [[Eli Smith]] noted ''Kefr Falus'', as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to [[Sidon|Seida]]".<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/187/mode/1up 187]</ref>
In 1838, [[Eli Smith]] noted ''Kefr Falus'', as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to [[Sidon|Seida]]".<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/187/mode/1up 187]</ref>

Following the Israeli retreat after the 1982 invasion, Kfar Falous was the village closest to Sidon in their self-declared [[Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon|security zone]].<ref>[[Middle East International]] No 259, 27 September 1985, Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew|Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters|Dennis Walters MP]]; [[Jim Muir]] pp.7,8</ref>

In the early 1980s, [[Rafic Hariri]]'s [[Future Movement]] initiated the Kfar Falous Cultural and Medical Complex project at the village. Partnering with institutions like the Jesuit Université Saint-Joseph and the [[American University of Beirut]], the complex featured educational, medical, and recreational facilities, and aimed to promote national unity. The complex suffered damage during the 1982 Israeli invasion and was destroyed in 1985 by the [[Lebanese Forces (militia)|Lebanese Forces]] and the [[South Lebanon Army|Free Lebanese Army]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arsan |first=Andrew |title=Lebanon: a country in fragments |date=2018 |publisher=Hurst & Company |isbn=978-1-84904-700-5 |edition=First published in the United Kingdom |location=London |pages=170-171}}</ref>

On 21 June 1990 members of the [[South Lebanon Army|SLA]] clashed with fighters from [[Popular Nasserist Organization|NLA]] in Kfar Falous. The NLA were the dominant militia in [[Sidon]]. Four of their men were killed.<ref>Middle East International No 380, 21 June 1990, Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew|Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters|Dennis Walters MP]]; Fourteen days in brief p.14</ref>

==Demographics==
In 2014, [[Christianity in Lebanon|Christians]] made up 99.57% of registered voters in Qaitouli. 62.45% of the voters were [[Lebanese Melkite Christians|Greek Catholics]] and 30.90% were [[Lebanese Maronite Christians|Maronite Catholics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lub-anan.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86/%D9%83%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8/|title=التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة كفرفالوس، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان|website=إعْرَفْ لبنان}}</ref>


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[[Category:Melkite Christian communities in Lebanon]]
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 18 December 2024

Kfar Falous
كفرفالوس
Kfarfalous
Municipality
Kfar Falous is located in Lebanon
Kfar Falous
Kfar Falous
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°32′37″N 35°28′32″E / 33.54361°N 35.47556°E / 33.54361; 35.47556
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.72 sq mi (7.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,350 ft (410 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Kfar Falous, also spelled Kfarfalous (Arabic: كفرفالوس) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 57 km south of Beirut.[1] Kfar Falous is known for being home to the unfinished now abandoned Kfar Falous University Complex.[2]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Falus, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[3]

Following the Israeli retreat after the 1982 invasion, Kfar Falous was the village closest to Sidon in their self-declared security zone.[4]

In the early 1980s, Rafic Hariri's Future Movement initiated the Kfar Falous Cultural and Medical Complex project at the village. Partnering with institutions like the Jesuit Université Saint-Joseph and the American University of Beirut, the complex featured educational, medical, and recreational facilities, and aimed to promote national unity. The complex suffered damage during the 1982 Israeli invasion and was destroyed in 1985 by the Lebanese Forces and the Free Lebanese Army.[5]

On 21 June 1990 members of the SLA clashed with fighters from NLA in Kfar Falous. The NLA were the dominant militia in Sidon. Four of their men were killed.[6]

Demographics

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In 2014, Christians made up 99.57% of registered voters in Qaitouli. 62.45% of the voters were Greek Catholics and 30.90% were Maronite Catholics.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kfar Falous, localiban
  2. ^ "Kfar Falousِ". Baldati. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
  4. ^ Middle East International No 259, 27 September 1985, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir pp.7,8
  5. ^ Arsan, Andrew (2018). Lebanon: a country in fragments (First published in the United Kingdom ed.). London: Hurst & Company. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-1-84904-700-5.
  6. ^ Middle East International No 380, 21 June 1990, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Fourteen days in brief p.14
  7. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة كفرفالوس، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

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