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Fardis, Lebanon

Al-Fardis () is a municipality in the Hasbaya District of Lebanon.

History

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted that the population of Al-Fardis consisted of Druze and "Greek" Christians.

In 1852 Edward Robinson noted it as a village on the road between Rashaya al-Foukhar and Hasbaya, located directly east of Kaukaba.

In 1875, Victor Guérin noted it as small village, inhabited by "Schismatic Greek" and Druse.

Modern era

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

Demographics

In 2014 Druze made up 90.46% and Christians made up 8.99% of registered voters in Al-Fardis. The Christian population is Greek Orthodox.

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