Fardis
فرديس | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 33°22′19″N 35°40′04″E / 33.37194°N 35.66778°E | |
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.
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 no:Norbatt part of UNIFIL was stationed there, the village had 500 inhabitants, all Druze.