Deir al-Fardis
دير الفرديس | |
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Village | |
  Deir al-Fardis Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′34″N 36°36′38″E / 34.97611°N 36.61056°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hirbnafsah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,890 |
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]
- ^ 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.