Kifraya
Kifraya, also spelled Kafraiya, is a village in the Koura District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. The population is majorly conformed by Sunni Muslims. In 1953, the village had a population of 474.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Kafrayyā”, “Kifraiya”, “Kifraïya”, and “Kifrayyā”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mussaylha Fort and Wujah Al Hajar.
Mussaylha Fort
Photo: بانزو, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mseilha Fort is a historic fortification located in Northern Lebanon, strategically positioned on the right bank of the Al-Jaouz River, in Hamat, approximately 2.5 kilometers northeast of the city of Batroun in North Lebanon. Mussaylha Fort is situated 3½ km southwest of Kifraya.
Wujah Al Hajar
Aerodrome
Hamat Air Base, formerly known as Pierre Gemayel International Airport, is a Lebanese Air Force base in Hamat, Lebanon. It was built in the mid-1970s. The airport was however never used for civilian purposes. Wujah Al Hajar is situated 4 km west of Kifraya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chekka and Selaata.
Chekka
Town
Chekka is a coastal town located in North Lebanon. It is located north of Râs ach-Chaq’a’ and Herri beaches, or Theoprosopon of classical times and south of the ancient Phoenician port of Enfeh and the city of Tripoli. Chekka is situated 4 km north of Kifraya.
Selaata
Village
Selaata is a village in the Batroun district of the North Lebanon governorate in Lebanon. The town is approximately 45 km north of Beirut and approximately 3 km north of Batroun. Selaata is situated 5 km west of Kifraya.
Boqsmaiya
Village
Boqsmaiya, also spelled Boxmaya or Boqsmaiyya, is a village located in the Batroun District, North Governorate. As of 2018, the municipality board president is Simon Kabalan Fares, the vice president is Semaan Khaddah, and the Mukhtar is Joseph Fahim Abi Fadel. Boqsmaiya is situated 6 km southeast of Kifraya.
Kifraya
- Categories: human settlement and municipality of Lebanon
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Kifraya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كفريا”
- Dutch: “Kifraya”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كفريا”
- Irish: “Kifraya”
- Italian: “Kefraya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kifraya”
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