Fardis | |
Native Name: | فرديس |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Kfeir within Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.3719°N 35.6678°W |
Grid Position: | 143/159 L |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Nabatieh Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hasbaya District |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +961 |
Fardis (Arabic: فرديس) is a small village the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.
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]
In 1988, when the part of UNIFIL was stationed there, the village had 500 inhabitants, all Druze.
. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.