Al-Kfour (Arabic: الكفور) is a municipality in the Nabatieh District in Lebanon.
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin noted: "To the north of Toul, at a short distance from this hamlet, I see on another hill the village of Kfur, inhabited both by Metualis and by united Greeks".[1]
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 57.05% and Christians made up 42.42% of registered voters in Al-Kfour. 50.53% of the voters were Shiite Muslims and 38.61% were Maronite Catholics.[2]
References
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 526
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الكفور، قضاء النبطية محافظة النبطية في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
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