Kfar Falous

Kfarfalous, also spelled Kfar Falous (Arabic: كفر فالوس) is a small village in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 57 km south of Beirut.[1] Kfarfalous is known for being home to the unfinished now abandoned Kfarfalous University Complex.[2]

Kfar Falous
كفر فالوس
Kfar Falous is located in Lebanon
Kfar Falous
Kfar Falous
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°32′37″N 35°28′32″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
[1]
 • Total2.72 sq mi (7.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,350 ft (410 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Falus, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[3]

Following the Israeli retreat after the 1982 invasion, Kfar Falous was the village closest to Sidon in their self-declared security zone.[4]

On 21 June 1990 members of the SLA clashed with fighters from NLA in Kfar Falous. The NLA were the dominant militia in Sidon. Four of their men were killed.[5]

References
  1. Kfar Falous, localiban
  2. "Kfar Falousِ". Baldati. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
  4. Middle East International No 259, 27 September 1985, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir pp.7,8
  5. Middle East International No 380, 21 June 1990, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Fourteen days in brief p.14

Bibliography
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