Kfarhazir
{{Short description|Village in Koura District, Lebanon}}
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| name = Kfarhazir
| native_name = كفرحزير
| native_name_lang = ara
| settlement_type = City
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| image_caption = The logo of the Kfarhazir Municipality
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| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = North Governorate
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Koura District
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| elevation_min_m = 200
| elevation_max_m = 350
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| population_total = 917
| population_as_of = 1953
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| timezone1 = EET
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Kfarhazir ({{langx|ar|كفر حزير}}) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. It is 350 meters above sea level, and has an area of {{convert|4.69|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}, and is the largest town in Koura District by size, with a population of about 60000.{{Cite web|last=Localiban|title=Kfar Hazir - Localiban|url=https://www.localiban.org/kfar-hazir-3879|access-date=2020-08-24|website=www.localiban.org|language=en}} The population is mostly Greek Orthodox.{{cite web|title=Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |publisher=The Monthly |accessdate=31 October 2016 |page=23 |date=March 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |archivedate= 3 June 2016 }} In 1953, the town had a population of 917 with 168 households. {{Cite thesis|first1=Salah Michel |last1=Sawaya |date=March 1953 |title=Household Income and Expenditure in Al-Kura, Lebanon |url=https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/bitstream/handle/10938/3411/t-122.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324182139/https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/bitstream/handle/10938/3411/t-122.pdf|hdl=10938/3411|type=M.A. |archive-date=24 March 2023|access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Scholarworks|publisher=Economics Dept., American University of Beirut, Lebanon|location=Beirut, Lebanon}} The current mayor of Kfarhazir is Fawzi Al Maalouf.
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 55 minutes away from Beirut.
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 99.43% of registered voters in Kfarhazir. 85.40% of the voters were Greek Orthodox.https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/الكورة/كفرحزير/المذاهب/
Churches
There are 5 Christian Churches in Kfarhazir:
- Church of Saint Jacob (Eastern Orthodox)
- 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
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