Kufr Khall

Kufr Khall additionally written Kufur Khall, Kufr Khal, is a metropolis inside the north of Jordan, within the Jerash Governorate. The foundation of its call, is from Syriac kafr meaning the village or the country. And from Arabic khall meaning vinegar, or more commonly, grape. So the words Kufr Khall stand for 'the village of grapes'. Effectively, Kufr Khall remains famous for its well-known grape manufacturing. Kufr Khall is placed at the west of the main road connecting Jerash to Irbid. The village is constructed on 3 most important hills; Jabal Snad, Jabal Ahed and al-Jabal al-Gharbi. Kufr Khall represents an essential link between Ajloun Mountains and the big flat land of Houran.

The overall vicinity of the village is anticipated 6 km², of which 4 belonging to forest areas. Kufr Khall turned into absolute confidence an essential rural centre for the reason that Roman domination of Jordan, and a complicated of numerous tombs surely indicates the importance of Kufr Khall inside the Byzantine age. Umayyad and Abbasid presence in Kufr Khall is also witnessed by several ruins. Kufr Khall saw a moment of decline of its splendor in the 17th century; besides, crucial documents evidence the presence of Kufr Khall as a rural network in the early Ottoman age.