Kaftoun

Kaftoun is a small Lebanese village located along the north bank of the Walnut River, in the of the of . The population of the village is approximately three-hundred, spread around seventy-four houses.
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Wikipedia
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 299 metres (981 feet)
  • …is also known as “Kaftūn”
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boqsmaiya and Darbechtar.

Village
, also spelled Boxmaya or Boqsmaiyya…

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as Darb Ishtar, is a village… is situated 2½ km east of Kaftoun.

Town
is the capital of the predominantly Greek Orthodox in North Lebanon. is situated 6 km northeast of Kaftoun.

Kaftoun

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Latitude
34.26668° or 34° 16′ north
Longitude
35.76861° or 35° 46′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G6Q7Q89+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5811026372
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
272796
Wiki­data ID
Q6346265

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kaftoun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كفتون”
  • Arabic: “كفتون‎”
  • Basque: “Kaftoun”
  • Dutch: “Kaftoun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كفتون”
  • French: “Kaftoun”
  • Irish: “Kaftoun”
  • Italian: “Kaftoun”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kaftoun”
  • Persian: “کفتون”
  • Spanish: “Kaftoun”
  • Urdu: “کفتون”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Btaaboura and Khrayzeh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Our Lady of Kaftoun and St. Elias Church.

North Lebanon: Highlights

Notable places include Tripoli and Batroun.

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