Deir al-Fardis

Deir al-Fardis
دير الفرديس
Dayr al-Fureidis
Village
Deir al-Fardis

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°58′34″N 36°36′38″E / 34.97611°N 36.61056°E / 34.97611; 36.61056
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Hama
Subdistrict Hirbnafsah
Population (2004)
 • Total 5,890

Deir al-Fardis (Arabic: دير الفرديس‎‎, also spelled Dayr al-Fureidis or Deir el-Ferdis) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr Buhum to the northeast, Tumin and al-Rastan to the southeast and Houla to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 5,890 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

During the Byzantine era, Deir al-Fardis's inhabitants was slow to convert to Christianity, eventually becoming Christian by the 540s.[3] In 1829, during the late Ottoman era, the village was part of the sanjak ("district") of Hama, and consisted of 25 feddans. It paid 2,640 qirsh in taxes to the treasury.[4]

References

  1. ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 179.
  3. ↑ Trombley, 2001, p. 152.
  4. ↑ Douwes, 2000, p. 225.

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