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Kfar Melki

Coordinates: 33°30′00″N 35°28′48″E / 33.50000°N 35.48000°E / 33.50000; 35.48000
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Kfar Melki
كفر ملكي
Municipality
Snow covering Jabal Safi, view from Kfar Melki Feb. 2010
Snow covering Jabal Safi, view from Kfar Melki Feb. 2010
Kfar Melki is located in Lebanon
Kfar Melki
Kfar Melki
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°30′00″N 35°28′48″E / 33.50000°N 35.48000°E / 33.50000; 35.48000
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Elevation
1,380 ft (420 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code07

Kfar Melki (Arabic: كفر ملكي), also known as Kafrmelki or Kfarmilki, is a municipality in the Sidon District, South Governorate, Lebanon.[1] It is situated 11 kilometres east of Sidon.

Kfar Melki is located in the Kaza of Saida one of Mohafazah of South Lebanon kazas (districts). Mohafazah of South Lebanon is one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. It's 58 kilometers (36 miles) away from (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. It is 500 meters (1,600 feet; 550 yards) above sea level. Kfarmelki surface stretches for 673 ha (6.73 km2; 2.60 sq mi)

Kfar Melki was the birthplace of footballer Mahmoud Hamoud.[2]

Demographics

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In 2014, Muslims made up 99.24% of registered voters in Kfar Melki. 97.57% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kfar Melki (Saida) | Drupal". www.libandata.org. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  2. ^ "Kfar Melki". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة كفرملكي، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
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