Ardeh
Encyclopedia
Ardeh is a village
in Zgharta District
, in the Northern Governorate
of Lebanon
.
Ardeh (also known pre Christian as Ardata).
It is an ancient and historic town that was known during the 14th century B.C. as “Ardata”.
The “Tal” (hill) of Ardeh is an artificial one enfolding ruins of ancient edifices. During the 1970’s the Lebanese Directorate of Archeology started archeological diggings in Ardeh and discovered important artifacts.
In 1519 there were 38 adult males living in Ardeh (22 Christians and 16 Muslims) and in 1571 they increased to 62 adult males (44 Christians and 18 Muslims), in 1849 it counted 139 males living in 44 houses. During the early 20th century, Ardeh was inhabited by 150 Maronite males, 20 Orthodox males and 15 Muslim males. In the 1932 census, there were 147 houses in Ardeh.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Zgharta District
Zgharta District
Zgharta District is a district of the North Governorate, Lebanon.The administrative center is the town of Zgharta. The district has 57 populated areas with 30 municipalities covering 37 villages. Some areas share the same municipality such as Ehden/Zgharta, Kfarsghab/Morh Kfarsghab or...
, in the Northern Governorate
Northern Governorate
The Northern Governorate is one of the five governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of the former municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah al Shamaliyah, Jidd Haffs and Madinat Hamad....
of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
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Ardeh (also known pre Christian as Ardata).
It is an ancient and historic town that was known during the 14th century B.C. as “Ardata”.
The “Tal” (hill) of Ardeh is an artificial one enfolding ruins of ancient edifices. During the 1970’s the Lebanese Directorate of Archeology started archeological diggings in Ardeh and discovered important artifacts.
In 1519 there were 38 adult males living in Ardeh (22 Christians and 16 Muslims) and in 1571 they increased to 62 adult males (44 Christians and 18 Muslims), in 1849 it counted 139 males living in 44 houses. During the early 20th century, Ardeh was inhabited by 150 Maronite males, 20 Orthodox males and 15 Muslim males. In the 1932 census, there were 147 houses in Ardeh.
Population
Ardeh’s official citizens records counted 2616 registered persons in 1998. Nearly one third of the registered persons are now living abroad as emigrants. 160 of the registered are emigrants that had cut their relations with their motherland although their names are still in the records.Harf Ardeh
A community that shares some of the families with Ardeh. The number of registered in this community has increased significally in the past 4 decades because many persons moved in from the District of Dannieh. In 1998 there were 1220 registered persons (963 registered in 1988), 30% of them are emigrants.Religious feasts celebrated
- Mar Jirjis [Saint George] – 23rd April
- Mar Semman [Saint Simon of the Stylite] – 1st September
- Mar Sarkis and Bakhous – 7th October
- Virgin Marie festival on August 15th