Kfar Qouq
Kfar Qouq
كفر قوق | |
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Village | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Rashaya District |
Bekaa Valley | |
| Coordinates | 33°32′02″N 35°53′33″E / 33.533889°N 35.8925°E |
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| History | |
| Cultures | Greek, Roman |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Kfar Qouq (and variations of spelling) is a village in
The population of the hillside village is predominantly
inscription on a doorway, the public fountain and a large reservoir which he noted "exhibits traces of antiquity". The name of the village means "the pottery place" in Aramaic and has also been known as Kfar Quq Al-Debs in relation to molasses and grape production in the area. Kfar Qouq also been associated with King Qouq, a ruler in ancient times.[7] The local highway was targeted in the 2006 Lebanon War between Hezbollah and Israel.[8]
References
- ^ Geographic.org - Entry about Kfar Qoûq from data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA a member of the Intelligence community of the United States of America
- ^ British Druze Society - Druze communities in the Middle East Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ktèma, Volumes 9-10, Université des sciences humaines de Strasbourg. Centre de recherche sur le Proche-Orient et la Grèce antiques, Université des sciences humaines de Strasbourg, Centre de recherches sur le Proche-Orient et la Grèce antiques, Groupe de recherche d'histoire romaine., 1984.
- ^ Discover Lebanon - Map of Kfar Qouq
- ^ Taylor, George., The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré, Dar el-Machreq Publishers, p. 145, 176 pages, 1971.
- ^ Qada' (Caza) Rachaya - Promenade Tourist Brochure, published by The Lebanese Ministry of Tourism Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anīs Furaiḥa (1972). dictionary of the name of towns and villages in Lebanon. Maktabat Lubnān. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Ziadeh, Caroline., Identical letters dated 24 July 2006 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, July 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
External links
- Kfar Qouq, Localiban
- 3D Google Earth map of Kfar Qouq on www.gmap3d.com
- Kfar Qouq on www.geographic.org
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