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Kfarhazir

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Country
  
Lebanon

District
  
Koura District

Lowest elevation
  
200 m (700 ft)

Area code
  
+961

Governorate
  
North Governorate

Highest elevation
  
350 m (1,150 ft)

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Kfarhazir

Kfarhazir (Arabic: كفر حزير‎‎) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. It is 360 meters above sea level, and has the area of 12.1 square kilometres (4.69 sq mi) - the largest town in Koura by size, with a population of about 2000. The population are Greek Orthodox and Maronite.

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Map of Kfar Hazir, Lebanon

Location and Geography

Kfarhazir lies on a strategic hill in Koura, overlooking the Koura fields and towns from the east, and the Mediterranean sea from the west. Kfarhazir is Five minutes away from the sea, 35 minutes away from the mountains, and 50 minutes away from Beirut.

Churches

There are 5 Christian Churches in Kfarhazir:

  • Church of Saint James (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Church of Al Sayydeh (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Church of Saints Theodoros and George (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Church of Saint Elias (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Church of Saint Takla (Maronite Catholic)

    • References

    Kfarhazir Wikipedia
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