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کفرشیما

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Also known as Kafr Shima

Kfarshima (), also spelled Kfarchima, is a town in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, southeast of Beirut and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is populated by Lebanese Christians: mainly Melkite Greek Catholic and Maronites, with smaller communities of Greek Orthodox and Protestant Evangelical Christians. Kfarshima was subject to heavy bombing during the Lebanese civil war since it was a primary fault line.

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Place details

Locality
كفر شيما
Region
محافظة جبل لبنان
Country
لبنان
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Kfarshima
Settlement.native_name
كفرشيما
Settlement.image_skyline
Kfarchima town overview picture from one side.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Lebanon
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bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Mount Lebanon Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Baabda District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2

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Wikidata facts

Country
Lebanon
Located in
Baabda District
Image
Kfarchima town overview picture from one side.jpg
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Commons category
Kfarshima
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