also spelled Gharifeh · elevation ~702 m
Ghraifeh is in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon, about 50 km from Beirut, about a 50-minute drive. Its closest Chouf neighbours are Hasrout (~2.1 km), Ainbal (~2.7 km) and Mazraat El Chouf (~3.1 km).
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Gharifeh is a village in the Chouf District of Lebanon.
Freiha traces the name to Syriac, a passive noun whose root corresponds to the Arabic 'jarf', so the meaning is the flat ground at the side of the mountain. Ancient remains were found in the nearby Hasrout area.
Freiha traced Gharifeh to a Syriac root matching the Arabic for a bank or bluff, giving the sense of level ground on the flank of the mountain. Its people were displaced during the war and returned after reconciliations.
أبو حمدان، حرب، حمادة، حمزة، راجح، زين الدين، سعد، شمس، غندور، فايز، قفادني، مسعود، معن، منذر، نصر الدين، نصر اللّه، وهاب، حدّاد، خوري، رحال، نصر
~50 km from Beirut · ~50 min drive
The town of Ghraifeh is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, at around 702 m elevation.
Ghraifeh is about 50 km from Beirut, roughly a 50-minute drive.
Freiha traces the name to Syriac, a passive noun whose root corresponds to the Arabic 'jarf', so the meaning is the flat ground at the side of the mountain. Ancient remains were found in the nearby Hasrout area.
Families associated with Ghraifeh include: أبو حمدان, حرب, حمادة, حمزة, راجح, زين الدين, سعد, شمس, غندور, فايز, قفادني, مسعود, معن, منذر, نصر الدين, نصر اللّه, وهاب, حدّاد, خوري, رحال, نصر.
Notable people connected to Ghraifeh include Hasib Bou Hamdan, Samir Wahib Bou Hamdan, Fendi Hamadeh, Antoine Nasr.
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