Topic - Kfar Chouba

) (also known as kafarchouba and kfar shuba ) is a Lebanese village in the Hasbaya District of the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon. Situated in the region of Arkoub 1256 m above sea level and is 130 km from Beirut. Located on the borders of Israel and the Golan Heights, not far from the Shebaa Farms, it overlooks in depth both Israel and the Lebanese Bekaa, which makes it a strategic military location. Hezbollah claims that Israel is still occupying the general area in which the village is sited, namely the Kfar Chouba Hills. - Source: Wikipedia

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