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Kfar Tebnit
كفرتبنيت
	Shown within Lebanon
Alternative name	Kfar Tebnit
Location	4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south southeast of Nabatieh, 37 kilometres (23 mi) southeast of Sidon, Lebanon
Coordinates	33°21′11″N 35°30′48″E / 33.35306°N 35.51333°E
Grid position	128/157 L
History
Periods	Heavy Neolithic, Trihedral Neolithic, Neolithic
Cultures	Qaraoun culture
Site notes
Excavation dates	1926
Archaeologists	E. Passemard
Public access	Unknown

Kfar Tebnit

كفرتبنيت
Kfar Tebnit كفرتبنيت
Municipality
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre
Time zone	GMT +3

Kfar Tebnit or Kfartebnit (Arabic: كفرتبنيت) is a municipality located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south southeast of Nabatieh, 37 kilometres (23 mi) southeast of Sidon in Lebanon.

Etymology

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]

Archaeology

A Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture was discovered here in 1926 by E. Passemard [fr]. 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]