Kfar Danis (كفر دنيس) is a village in
Lebanon, situated in
Rashaya District
Rashaya District ( ar, قضاء راشيا) is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon.
Most of Rachaya's population are Druze with a Sunni and Shia and Christian
Christians () are people who follow ...
,
Beqaa Governorate. It is located north of
Dahr El Ahmar
Dahr Al-Ahmar is a village in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It is located near the Syrian border, approximately 6 km from Rashaya and south of Kfar Danis. The population of the village is predo ...
. Kfar Danis is away from the capital of Beirut.
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Population
The religious majorities in the village are
Sunnis
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and
Shiites followed by
Druze
The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...
,
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
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,
Mexico,
Gulf Arab states
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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
*
List of cities and towns in Lebanon
This is a list of cities and towns in Lebanon distributed according to district. There are total 1000 districts. 56.21% of the population lives in 19 cities and towns, which gives the average 2,158 people per town.
Largest cities
NB: Some of th ...
*
List of municipalities of Lebanon
References
Populated places in Rashaya District
Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Lebanon
Druze communities in Lebanon
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