Kefraya

Coordinates: 33°40′15″N 35°44′11″E / 33.67083°N 35.73639°E / 33.67083; 35.73639
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Kefraya
كفريا
Town
UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Kefraya (

Greek Catholics.[2]

Château Kefraya

It is known for its

Bustros Family). Shares of the winery are owned by Walid Jumblatt.[3]
Chateau Kefraya exports wines to a number of countries in America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and Africa.[4]

Archaeology

Kefraya was also once home to the

archaeological industry prior to the Neolithic Revolution.[5][6] A very large archaeological site was discovered in the area running along both sides of the road. Good quality flint nodules were found amongst Eocene conglomerates where a Heavy Neolithic factory site was detected with a massive abundance of Levallois cores, debitage and waste littering the surface of the site. Large numbers of flint tools were collected by workers that included a variety of scrapers on flakes, knives, axes, adzes and a segmented sickle blade.[7] The type of flint found in the area was termed Kefraya flint.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut, Lebanon) (1966). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ "The Monthly - issue 91" (PDF). localiban. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. . Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Chateau Kefraya - Distributors Across the World".
  5. . Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  6. ^ Raymond Vaufrey (1968). La Préhistoire: problèmes et tendances. Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  7. ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 446–447.
  8. . Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  9. . Retrieved 26 August 2011.

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