Kfar Tebnit | |
Native Name: | كفرتبنيت |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | South Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tyre |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | GMT +3 |
Kfar Tebnit | |
Native Name: | كفرتبنيت |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Alternate Name: | Kfar Tebnit |
Map Type: | Lebanon |
Grid Position: | 128/157 L |
Location: | 4km (02miles) south southeast of Nabatieh, 37km (23miles) southeast of Sidon, Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.3531°N 35.5133°W |
Epochs: | Heavy Neolithic, Trihedral Neolithic, Neolithic |
Cultures: | Qaraoun culture |
Excavations: | 1926 |
Archaeologists: | E. Passemard |
Public Access: | Unknown |
Kfar Tebnit or Kfartebnit (ar|كفرتبنيت) is a municipality located approximately 4km (02miles) south southeast of Nabatieh, 37km (23miles) southeast of Sidon in Lebanon.
Kfar Tebnit takes its name from Tabnit, a Phoenician ruler in the area ca. 280 BC known as the "king of two Sidons". The sarcophagus of his son Eshmun-'azar was found to bear a long inscription aimed to prevent looting with assurances that the tomb contained no treasure.[1]
A Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture was discovered here in 1926 by . Heavy Neolithic materials were found alongside one Trihedral Neolithic along with more regular Neolithic pieces. The tools were in sharp condition, made of fresh chert or grey-green flint and are stored in the National Museum of Beirut.[2]
In 1875 Victor Guérin visited, and found here 130 Metualis.[3]
The old mosque of the village was totally destroyed as a result of the Israeli attacks in October 2024 in southern Lebanon.[4]
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.86% of registered voters in Kfar Tebnit. 98.02% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]