Kfar Hounah, (Arabic: كفرحونة),[1] also known as Kfarhounah or Kfar Houna, is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate, of Lebanon.
[2] The name of this town comes from the Aramaic 'Kfar Ahoneh', which means "young brothers' village" according to local legend.
[3] Located 80 kilometres away from the capital Beirut in the predominantly Christian district of Jezzine, the population of Kfarhouna mainly consists of Melkite Greek Catholics and Shiite Muslims.
The town's altitude ranges between 1100 and 1400 metres above sea level[4] The history of the village begins in the Phoenician period, which can explain the Aramic name.
[3] In 1838, Eli Smith noted Kefr Huneh as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".