Kfar Jarra
كفر جرة | |
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Coordinates: 33°32′53″N 35°26′02″E / 33.54806°N 35.43389°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
District | Jezzine District |
Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
Elevation | 950 ft (290 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | +3 |
Kfar Jarra, ( Arabic: كفر جرة) is a small village in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 50 km south of Beirut. [1]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Jerra, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida". [2]
In 1875, Victor Guérin travelled in the area, and noted: "I arrive at Kefr Djerra, a village of about twenty Maronite families, on a hill whose slopes are occupied by orchards. Several ancient cisterns dug into the rock and some of the materials that were used to build the church, which I am told is one hundred and forty years old, prove that this village succeeded another older one." [3]