Coordinates: 33°21′12″N 35°40′02″E / 33.35333°N 35.66722°E / 33.35333; 35.66722

Rashaya al-Foukhar

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Rashaya al-Foukhar
راشيا الفخار
Municipality
Rashaya al-Foukhar, in the 1880s:[1]
Rashaya al-Foukhar, in the 1880s:[1]
Coordinates: 33°21′12″N 35°40′02″E / 33.35333°N 35.66722°E / 33.35333; 35.66722
Grid position148/157 L
CountryFile:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Rashaya al-Foukhar, (Arabic: راشيا الفخار) is a municipality in the district of Hasbaya in the Nabatiye Governorate in southern Lebanon. It is located on the western slopes of Mount Hermon at an altitude starting at 750 m with the highest summit being at 1,250 m. The population is Greek Orthodox.

History

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of Rashaya al-Foukhar as being "Greek" Christians.[2] In 1852 Edward Robinson noted: "The village is celebrated for its pottery; for the manufacture of which it is one of the chief seats. There are many large dome-shaped furnaces for burning of ware; and many specimens were standing outside of the houses [..], tall jars, and the like. This pottery is sent around to all the fairs of the country, and far into the Hauran; as also to Hums and Hamah."[3] In 1875, Victor Guérin found here a town with 700 inhabitants, mostly "Schismatic Greek". He also noted the pottery production, and that there was a small Protestant mission in the place.[4] In 1990, U.S missionary William Robinson was killed here by masked gunmen.[5]

Demographics

In 2014 Christians made up 97.81% of registered voters in Rashaya al-Foukhar. 49.31% of the voters were Greek Orthodox, 24.95% were Greek Catholics and 12.66% were Maronite Catholics.[6]

References

  1. Wilson, ca 1881, vol 2, p 125: "This place, as the name implies, is famous for its potters´s clay. Its furnaces are dome-shaped and capable of burning enormous jars. The potter; mounted on a high seat, sets the wheel in motion with his foot and shapes the clay with his hand. The man beyond is adding handles to the jars."
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1856, pp. 415-416
  4. Guérin, 1880, pp. 284-5
  5. U.S. Missionary Shot to Death At Home in South Lebanon, Ihsan A. Hijazi, March 29, 1990, The New York Times
  6. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/حاصبيا/راشيا-الفخار/المذاهب/

Bibliography

  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • 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.
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1856). Later Biblical Researches in Palestine and adjacent regions: A Journal of Travels in the year 1852. London: John Murray.
  • Wilson, C.W., ed. (c. 1881). Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. Vol. 2. New York: D. Appleton.

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