Kifraya

{{Short description|Village in Zgharta District, Lebanon}}

{{for|the village in northern Syria sometimes called Kefraya|Kafriya}}

{{for|the village in Western Beqaa District|Kefraya}}

Kifraya ({{langx|ar|كفريا}}), also spelled Kafraiya, is a village in the Koura District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. The population is mayorly conformed by Sunni Muslims.{{Cite web |title=Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |access-date=2023-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |archive-date=2016-06-03 }} In 1953, the village had a population of 474.{{Cite web |last=Sawaya |first=Salah Michel |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 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Scholarworks}}

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 83.45% and Christians made up 16.40% of registered voters in Kifraya. 82.02% of the voters were Sunni Muslims and 13.92% were Maronite Catholics.https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/الكورة/كفريا/المذاهب/

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