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Kfar Melki

Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
Kfar Melki
كفر ملكي
Municipality
Snow covering Jabal Safi, view from Kfar Melki Feb. 2010
Snow covering Jabal Safi, view from Kfar Melki Feb. 2010
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°30′00′′N 35°28′48′′E / 33.50000°N 35.48000°E / 33.50000; 35.48000
Country  Lebanon
Governorate South Governorate
District Sidon District
Elevation1,380 ft (420 m)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code 07

Kfar Melki (Arabic: كفر ملكي), also known as Kafrmelki or Kfarmilki, is a municipality in the Sidon District, South Governorate, Lebanon.[1] It is situated 11 kilometres east of Sidon.

Kfar Melki is located in the Kaza of Saida one of Mohafazah of South Lebanon kazas (districts). Mohafazah of South Lebanon is one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. It's 58 kilometers (36 miles) away from (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. It is 500 meters (1,600 feet; 550 yards) above sea level. Kfarmelki surface stretches for 673 ha (6.73 km2; 2.60 sq mi)

Kfar Melki was the birthplace of footballer Mahmoud Hamoud.[2]

Demographics

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In 2014, Muslims made up 99.24% of registered voters in Kfar Melki. 97.57% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]

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