Kfar Abida
City in Lebanon
Kfar Abida_Fadous (Arabic كفرعبيدا _فدعوس), sometimes spelled Kfar Aabida_Fadaous or Kfaraabida_Fad'ous, is a village located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Batroun in the Batroun District of the North Governorate in Lebanon.
History
Neolithic
Located south of the tell, is Fadous -Sud, a Heavy Neolithic site of the Qaraoun culture.
Bronze Age (Tell Fadous )
Early Bronze
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.
Phase IV (EB III) has a different layout where the buildings are spaced farther apart.
Demographics
In 2014 Christians made up 99.39% of registered voters in Kfar Abida _ Fadous . 92.54% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3195893. VIAF identifies the subject as 135228591. Authority coordinates are 34.226, 35.660. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014.
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