Introduction
- Kfar Tibnit – often also spelled Kfar Tebnit – is a municipality in southern Lebanon near the city of Nabatieh.
- It is located in the Nabatieh District of Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon. The Nabatieh District listing includes Kfar Tebnit among its municipalities.
- Kfar Tibnit lies about 4 km south-southeast of Nabatieh and about 37 km southeast of Sidon (Saida).
- It is a municipality / human settlement, not a larger district or province.
Historical significance
- Kfar Tibnit has archaeological importance. Sources note a Heavy Neolithic site there associated with the Qaraoun culture, discovered in 1926.
- The place name is linked in historical writing to Tabnit, a Phoenician ruler associated with the region.
Recent relevance
- Kfar Tibnit has appeared in recent reporting because of conflict-related incidents in southern Lebanon, including damage to local sites and casualties in the wider Nabatieh area.
- Kfar Tibnit is a small but notable locality in southern Lebanon because of its location in the Nabatieh region, its archaeological significance, and its appearance in recent conflict-related reporting.
Kfar Tibnit (Nabatieh region)
