Kfar Danis
Kfar Danis
كفر دنيس | |
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Village | |
  Kfar Danis Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′58″N 35°51′11″E / 33.54944°N 35.85306°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa |
| District | Rashaya |
| Elevation | 3,710 ft (1,130 m) |
Kfar Danis (كفر دنيس) is a village in Lebanon, situated in Rashaya District, Beqaa Governorate. It is located north of Dahr El Ahmar. Kfar Danis is 78 kilometres (48 mi) away from the capital of Beirut.[1]
Population
The main religions of the village are Sunnites and Shiites followed by Druze, Maronites and Greek Orthodox Christians.
A significant percentage of the village population have migrated to the capital city of Beirut. Also, a significant percentage of the village population have migrated overseas to countries such as Brazil, Argentina, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Gulf Arab states and European Union (UK and France). Migration figures are high to even suggest that every family in the village would at least have or know of one friend or relative that have migrated to another country.
Notable people
- Canadian hockey player Nazem Kadri is of local descent through his father, Sam Kadri.
Families:
- El Kadri
- Al Subahhi
- Ismail
- Tarras
- Assaf
- Abou Fares
- Abou Shami
- Abdlhadi
- Hammoud
- Ibrahim
- Iskandar
- Osman
See also
References
- ^ a b "Kfar Danis" at localiban.org. Retrieved on 22 October 2015.
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