Kfar Abida
Kfar Abida - Fadaous
Kfar Aabida Fadaouss كفرعبيدا فدعوس | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Batroun District |
| Elevation | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 9,613 |
| Postal code | 4107[1] |
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| Alternative name | Fadaous Sud |
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| Location | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Batroun, Lebanon |
| Region | North Governorate |
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| Type | Flint factory[2] |
| Part of | Tell Fadous |
| Length | 800 meters[3] |
| History | |
| Cultures | Qaraoun |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Maurice Tallon, Dörte Rokitta-Krumnow[4] |
| Public access | Yes |
Kfar Abida _ Fadaous (Arabic:فدعوس كفرعبيدا), sometimes spelled Kfar Aabida _fadaouss or Kfaraabida Fad'aous, is a village located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Batroun in the Batroun District of the North Governorate in Lebanon.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]Neolithic
[edit | edit source]Located south of the tell, is Fadous Sud, a Heavy Neolithic site of the Qaraoun culture.[6][7]
Bronze Age (Tell Fadous)
[edit | edit source]Early Bronze
[edit | edit source]On the coast, in the southwest of the town, lies an archaeological tell, Tell Fadous. The site may have been part of Byblos (12 km) to the south. Ceramic and architectural similaritiies are found from Sidon in the south to Tell Arqa in the north.
Phase III (EB II) shows a regular layout of the settlement with buildings separated by narrow streets.[8]
Phase IV (EB III) has a different layout where the buildings are spaced farther apart.[9]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Christians made up 99.39% of registered voters in Kfar Abida_Fadaous. 92.54% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[10]
References
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- ^ Genz, H. and Sader, H. 2007 Excavations at the Early Bronze Age Site of Tell Fadous: Preliminary Report on the 2007 Season of Excavations. Bulletin d’Archéologie et d’Architecture Libanaises 11: 7-16., 2007.
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- ^ Rokitta D., A lithic site southeast for Tell Fadous: Preliminary observations. Baal 9 (2005) 100-101.
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- ^ Hermann Genz (2010) Recent Excavations at Tell Fadous-Kfarabida
- ^ Hermann Genz (2010) Recent Excavations at Tell Fadous-Kfarabida
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/البترون/كفرعبيدا_فدعوس/المذاهب/
External links
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