Kfarshima

Kfarshima (also spelled Kfarchima) is a town in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, southeast of Beirut and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is populated by Lebanese Christians: mainly Melkite Greek Catholic and Maronites, with smaller communities of Greek Orthodox and Protestant Evangelical Christians. Kfarshima was subject to heavy bombing during the Lebanese civil war since it was a primary fault line.

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• Map of Kfarshima Lebanon
• Schools
• Churches
• References

Map of Kfarshima, Lebanon

Kfarshima is the birthplace of the composer and musician, Philemon Wehbi and the singers Melhem Barakat, Marie Sleiman, and Majida El Roumi. Also the Birthplace of the Philosopher Shibli Shmayyel (Chibli Chemayel). It was also the hometown for Lebanese singer Issam Rajji.