Village in Hama, Syria
Deir al-Fardis دير الفرديس |
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34°58′34″N 36°36′38″E / 34.97611°N 36.61056°E / 34.97611; 36.61056 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Hama |
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District | Hama |
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Subdistrict | Hirbnafsah |
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Population (2004) |
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• Total | 5,890 |
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Dayr al-Fardis (Arabic: دير الفرديس, romanized: Dayr al-Fureidīs) 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
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179
- ^ Trombley, 2001, p. 152.
- ^ Douwes, 2000, p. 225.
Bibliography
- Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860640311.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
- Trombley, Frank R. (2001). Hellenic Religion and Christianization, C. 370-529, Volume 2. BRILL. p. 154. ISBN 9780391041219.
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Hama Subdistrict | |
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Hirbnafsah Subdistrict | |
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Suran Subdistrict | |
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Hamraa Subdistrict | |
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Ayn Halaqim Subdistrict | |
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Sabburah Subdistrict | |
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