Kfar Hounah

Kfar Hounah,, also known as Kfarhounah or Kfar Houna, is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate, of Lebanon. Its incumbent co-mayors are James Hindi, who will serve the first three years of the term and Abraham Ajrouch, who will serve the second three years of the term.

Etymology

The name of this town comes from the Aramaic 'Kfar Ahoneh', which means "young brothers' village" according to local legend.

Geography

Located 80 kilometres away from the capital Beirut in the predominantly Christian district of Jezzine, the population of Kfarhouna mainly consists of Melkite Greek Catholics and Shiite Muslims. The town's altitude ranges between 1100 and 1400 metres above sea level

History

The history of the village begins in the Phoenician period, which can explain the Aramic name. In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Huneh as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 50.32% and Muslims made up 48.81% of registered voters in Kfar Hounah. 47.35% of the voters were Shiite Muslims, 34.63% were Greek Catholics and 13.26% were Maronite Catholics.