Bkeftine
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Bkeftine
بكفتين | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bkeftine Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°23′00″N 35°52′00″E / 34.38333°N 35.86667°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Koura District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Bkeftine (Arabic: بكفتين, romanized: Bkeftīn) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. The population is mayorly Greek Orthodox and includes other confessions.[1] It is 180 metres above sea level, and has an area of 2.6 square kilometres (0.99 sq mi). In 2004 there were 941 residents, of whom 602 were registered voters but just 380 actually voted in the municipal elections.[2]
