Kaferkahel

Kaferkahel (Arabic: كفرقاحل, romanized: Kfarqāḥel), also spelled Kfarkahel, Kfarqahel, Kfar Kahel or Kfar Qahel, is a Lebanese village in the Koura District of the North governorate. Characterized by its geographical location as it separates the district of Al-Koura and Zgharta-corner through the Kadisha Valley and the Kadisha River. The village is majority Sunni Muslim. A church and a mosque are situated in the center of the village. There is also a little abandoned church dedicated to St. Elias (Arabic: مار الياس) on the banks of the Kadisha River, where celebrations for Mar Illiess take place in July.