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 :no:Norbatt 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.