Fardis, Lebanon
Village in Nabatieh Governorate
Fardis فرديس | |
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village | |
Sisu XA-180, part of UNIFIL, in Fardis, 1998 | |
33°22′19″N 35°40′04″E / 33.37194°N 35.66778°E / 33.37194; 35.66778 | |
Grid position | 143/159 L |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Hasbaya District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Fardis (Arabic: فرديس) is a small village the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.
History
In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of Fardis as Druze and "Greek" Christians.[1]
In 1852 Edward Robinson noted it as a village on the road between Rachaya Al Foukhar and Hasbaya, located directly east of Kaukaba.[2]
In 1875, Victor Guérin noted it as small village, inhabited by "Schismatic Greek" and Druse.[3]
Modern era
In 1988, when the no:Norbatt part of UNIFIL was stationed there, the village had 500 inhabitants, all Druze.
References
Bibliography
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1856). Later Biblical Researches in Palestine and adjacent regions: A Journal of Travels in the year 1852. London: John Murray.
External links
- Fardis Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban
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Hasbaya District, Nabatieh Governorate
Capital: Hasbaya
- Ain Qinia
- Shebaa
- Chouaya
- Fardis
- Halta
- Hebbariye
- Kaukaba
- Kfarchouba
- Kfarhamam
- Kfeir
- Khalouat
- Mimess
- Rachaya Al Foukhar
- Wazzani