Kfarsghab
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Kfarsghab كفرصغاب |
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Kfarsghab as seen from Aintourine - August 2003
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 Kfarsghab
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| Coordinates: 34°16′42″N 35°57′44″E / 34.27833°N 35.96222°ECoordinates: 34°16′42″N 35°57′44″E / 34.27833°N 35.96222°E | |
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 Lebanon
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| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Zgharta District |
| Elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 1304 |
| Dialing code | +961 - 6 |
Kfarsghab ( known also as Kfar Sghab, Kafarsghab or Kfarseghab; Arabic: كفرصغاب, pronounced [kafarsˤiɣaːb]) is a village located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, which is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity The main religion of its residents is Maronite Catholicism.
Kfarsghab is composed of two geographically separated settlements: Kfarsghab, a high mountain village, and Morh Kfarsghab, a plain village, respectively inhabited in summers and in winters. It is a typical organization of pastoral and agricultural Mediterranean communities where seasonal fixed transhumance is still practised.
The Lebanese hailing from Kfarsghab number 20,000 worldwide. 95% of them live outside Lebanon, mainly in Australia and the United States. The population is Maronite Catholic.
The Semitic name of Kfarsghab is composed of two parts: kfar and sghab. The first part, kfar, comes from the Semitic root kpr which in the context corresponds to the common Semitic noun kapar that means village. For the second part, sghab, it comes from the Semitic root sgb which means to make strong, safe. A second possibility could be the name of a person Segub.
Given the above references, the etymological meaning of Kfarsghab could be "the fortified village" or "the village of Segub", Segub being a person name in this latter case.
For the local people, Kfarsghab is referred to as jurid (Arabic: جرد [ɡurd]). The word is of Arabic origin and means the arid barren land.
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