'This is too good': How Sydney street sign wound up in remote Lebanese village

It’s the kind of thing you expect to find hidden under a teenager’s bed, not perched on a light post on the other side of the world.

So you can imagine why there was some confusion as to how a Sydney street sign ended up in Lebanon.

When one Aussie tourist shared a photo of the Parramatta Road sign in the remote village of Kfarsghab, social media users were full of praise for what they believed to be the works of an extremely committed vandal.

“So someone stole the Parramatta Road sign in Sydney and placed it in a village in Lebanon,” the Reddit caption read.

“The commitment to this is just extraordinary,” one man wrote.

“Stop it, this is just too good,” another said.

But in what was a shattering development for some, the actual story behind the sign’s overseas placement was far less scandalous.

Ten years ago, a delegation from the Parramatta Council visited the mountainside village, which is 1380 metres above sea level, as part of their Agreement of Good Intentions.

This process was initiated in 1999 by Councillor Paul Garrard, who wanted to recognise Parramatta’s Lebanese community and their dedication to building physical and social infrastructure over the last 100 years.

As a show of good faith, the delegation gave the residents of Kfarsghab a Parramatta Road street sign to acknowledge their relationship with Australia.

The remote village is composed of two geographically separated settlements, Kfarsghab and Morh Kfarsghab, which are inhabited in summer and winter months respectively.

Twice a year in May and October, Kfarsghab sees a total exodus of the population when families move to the other village.

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