Kaftoun
كَفْتُون | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°16′N 35°46′E / 34.267°N 35.767°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | North Governorate |
District | Koura District |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Website | http://www.kaftoun.com/ |
Kaftoun ( Arabic: كَفْتُون) is a small Lebanese village located along the north bank of the Walnut River, in the Koura District, North Lebanon. The population of the village is approximately three-hundred, spread around seventy-four houses. They are mostly of Greek Orthodox ancestry. [1] The name "Kaftoun" in the ancient Aramaic language means "dug from" or "sculpted from" a cliff and also (Kftuna) could means "the domed".
Both roots of the word lead us to believe that the village of Kaftoun was named after the domed Theotokos Monastery
[2] which is carved in the red rock cliffs by the banks of the Jaouz River.
Kaftoun has three historic churches: [3] Saint Phocas Church (Mar Foka's [4]), the Church of Saint Sergius and Bacchus (Mar Sarkis [5]) 6th century, and the most famed Theotokos Monastery, [6] which houses a two-sided Byzantine icon [7] from the 11th century.
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Kaftoun
كَفْتُون | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°16′N 35°46′E / 34.267°N 35.767°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | North Governorate |
District | Koura District |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Website | http://www.kaftoun.com/ |
Kaftoun ( Arabic: كَفْتُون) is a small Lebanese village located along the north bank of the Walnut River, in the Koura District, North Lebanon. The population of the village is approximately three-hundred, spread around seventy-four houses. They are mostly of Greek Orthodox ancestry. [1] The name "Kaftoun" in the ancient Aramaic language means "dug from" or "sculpted from" a cliff and also (Kftuna) could means "the domed".
Both roots of the word lead us to believe that the village of Kaftoun was named after the domed Theotokos Monastery
[2] which is carved in the red rock cliffs by the banks of the Jaouz River.
Kaftoun has three historic churches: [3] Saint Phocas Church (Mar Foka's [4]), the Church of Saint Sergius and Bacchus (Mar Sarkis [5]) 6th century, and the most famed Theotokos Monastery, [6] which houses a two-sided Byzantine icon [7] from the 11th century.
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