Kfarniss is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Kfarniss with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
elevation ~861 m · area ~2.88 km²
Kfarniss is a town in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon at about 300 m above sea level roughly 20 km from Beirut. Its land covers about 2.88 km², local agriculture includes vegetables.
The author holds the name is Aramaic meaning 'village of refuge'; others interpret it as 'village of the banner.' The nearby Al-Jaayel, included within Kfarniss, has a name closest to ancient Semitic meaning literally 'voice of God' and figuratively 'place of supplication to God,' i.e. a place of prayer.
The same source notes sites such as a cave, a spring, and churches.
~45 km from Beirut
أبي عاد، أبي شاهين، الحداد، الخوري (ضومط)، الخوري (تادي)، سعادة، سعيد، شاهين، طعمة، لبّوس، لحود، مبارك، المتني، نصر
The town of Kfarniss is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 45 km from Beirut, at around 861 m elevation.
Kfarniss is about 45 km from Beirut.
The author holds the name is Aramaic meaning 'village of refuge'; others interpret it as 'village of the banner.' The nearby Al-Jaayel, included within Kfarniss, has a name closest to ancient Semitic meaning literally 'voice of God' and figuratively 'place of supplication to God,' i.e. a place of prayer.
Families associated with Kfarniss include: أبي عاد, أبي شاهين, الحداد, الخوري (ضومط), الخوري (تادي), سعادة, سعيد, شاهين, طعمة, لبّوس, لحود, مبارك, المتني, نصر.
Notable people connected to Kfarniss include Youssef Ibrahim Al-Khoury, Eid Hraiki Al-Khoury, Father Boulos Al-Khoury.
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