Kfar Jref is a compound word made up of two elements: ‘Kfar’ meaning ‘a small town’ and ‘Jref’ meaning ‘washed away in a flood’. The name thus signifies a town that has been washed away by the flood. The town must have been given this name on account of its sloping curve in some areas but it is not known why it was called Nammoura.

 

The town is located in the Qada’a of Kessrouan, at an altitude of 300 meters above the sea level. It is 35 kilometers from Beirut and it stretches across 232 hectares. Nammoura may be reached through the following route: from Jal el-Dib to Dennieh, then via Ouqaybeh, Fatqa and Ghedras  to Nammoura. The town is bordered by Zaitoun to the north, Ghedras and al-Houssain to the east, Ghedras and Fatqa to the south and Ouqaybeh to the west.

 

The registered population in the personal status records of Nammoura is estimated at 820, of whom only 150 live in the town. Residents of Al-Watiya belong to the Maronite community and are distributed in approximately 75 houses.

 

Registered voters amounted to 220 in 1972. In 2000, the number of voters had increased to 488 and further to 534 and 586 in 2004 and 2009 respectively.

 

Voters are distributed among the following families:

    - Dakkash: 260

    - Khairallah: 177    

    - Daher: 71

    - Atallah: 55

    - Salloum: 17

    - Bou Ezz: 15

    - Karam: 5

    - Mezher: 5

    - Chamoun: 8

    - Fazanjian: 6

 

Nammoura does not have a municipal council and the local authority is vested in a Mukhtar and an Ikhtiyariyah body.

 

There are no prospects for economic prosperity in the town as opportunities are merely limited to modest agricultural activities and running of small shops. Some residents keep bees and sell honey to ensure their livelihood.

 

The lack of economic opportunities in Nammoura has led many of its residents to leave in search of a better economic climate. The town is currently quasi-deserted and has no schools or social services.