Fardis, Lebanon

Fardis (Arabic: فرديس) is a small village the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

Fardis

فرديس
village
Sisu XA-180, part of UNIFIL, in Fardis, 1998
Fardis
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°22′19″N 35°40′04″E
Grid position143/159 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

History

In 1852 Edward Robinson noted it as a village on the road between Rachaya Al Foukhar and Hasbaya, located directly east of Kaukaba.[1]

In 1988, when the Norbatt part of UNIFIL was stationed there, the village had 500 inhabitants, all Druze.

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References

  1. Robinson and Smith, 1856, p. 416

Bibliography

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1856). Later Biblical Researches in Palestine and adjacent regions: A Journal of Travels in the year 1852. London: John Murray.
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