Kfardebian, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon

Etymology | History
🇱🇧 Kfardebian (كفر دبيان; Kfar Dibiane, Moucha'a Keserwan) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 45 km north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 1,220 meters above sea level and its total land area is 2,960 hectares. Kfardebian inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Christians.

Kfardebian gathers the oldest and largest skiing resorts in Lebanon and the Middle East, such as Mzaar Kfardebian and Faqra Kfardebian, as well as many historical and touristic sites, such as Qalaat Faqra.
Etymology Kfardebian consists of two parts: Kfar which is Syriac word means small village, and Debian is another Syriac word, which literally means deers, thus Kfardebian means village of deers.
History In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Dhibyan as a village located in "Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites".

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Kfardebian has a population of over 12,000 people. Kfardebian also forms part of the wider Keserwan District which has a population of over 182,834 people. Kfardebian is situated near Jounieh.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kfardebian has links with:

🇫🇷 Toulouse, France

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North of: 33.983

🇺🇸 Pico Rivera 33.983

🇱🇧 Jounieh 33.986

🇺🇸 Hacienda Heights 34

🇺🇸 Culver City 34

🇺🇸 Diamond Bar 34

🇺🇸 Gadsden 34

🇵🇰 Nowshera 34

🇺🇸 Montebello 34

🇱🇧 Baalbek 34.003

🇵🇰 Peshawar 34.008

South of: 33.983

🇯🇵 Shikokuchūō 33.983

🇺🇸 Jurupa Valley 33.976

🇺🇸 Lexington 33.967

🇿🇦 George 33.967

🇱🇧 Zouk Mikael 33.967

🇨🇳 Suqian 33.963

🇺🇸 Inglewood 33.962

🇺🇸 Athens 33.957

🇯🇵 Ube 33.957

🇨🇳 Huaibei 33.956

East of: 35.767

🇸🇾 Latakia 35.783

🇹🇷 Ceyhan 35.8

🇪🇹 Gimbi 35.833

🇯🇴 Irbid 35.842

🇱🇧 Tripoli 35.85

🇺🇦 Pavlohrad 35.867

🇰🇪 Narok 35.867

🇸🇾 Tartus 35.883

🇯🇴 Jerash 35.883

🇱🇧 Zgharta 35.9

West of: 35.767

🇹🇿 Babati 35.75

🇰🇪 Kabarnet 35.744

🇯🇴 Salt 35.733

🇯🇴 Al-Salt 35.733

🇯🇴 Ma'an 35.727

🇯🇴 Al-Karak 35.703

🇱🇧 Batroun 35.65

🇱🇧 Jounieh 35.635

🇱🇧 Broummana 35.617

🇯🇴 Deir Alla 35.6

Antipodal to Kfardebian is: -144.233,-33.983

Locations Near: Kfardebian 35.7667,33.9833

🇱🇧 Jounieh 35.635,33.986 d: 12.1

🇱🇧 Zouk Mikael 35.6,33.967 d: 15.5

🇱🇧 Broummana 35.617,33.867 d: 19

🇱🇧 Zahlé 35.917,33.833 d: 21.7

🇱🇧 Jdeideh 35.567,33.883 d: 21.5

🇱🇧 Aley 35.6,33.8 d: 25.5

🇱🇧 Bourj Hammoud 35.533,33.883 d: 24.2

🇱🇧 Beirut 35.509,33.874 d: 26.7

🇱🇧 Batroun 35.65,34.25 d: 31.5

🇱🇧 Zgharta 35.9,34.4 d: 47.9

Antipodal to: Kfardebian -144.233,-33.983

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 18110.9

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16568.7

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16661.3

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16452

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13933.2

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13796.4

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13777.3

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13776.5

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13776.2

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 13701.1

Flood Risk: Climate Central 33.9833 35.7667

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