Deddeh

For the American politician, see Wadie P. Deddeh.

Deddeh, Deddé, (Arabic: دده) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. It is located 295 metres above sea level and has an area of 7.1 square kilometres (2.75 sq mi).^[1] The villagers are Greek Orthodox Christian and Sunni Muslim.^[2] The town had a population of 985 in 1953,^[3] but today, there are 3993 residents in Deddeh. In the last municipal elections of 2004, Deddeh counted 5457 registered voters of which 3444 actually voted.^[1]

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 56.85% and Muslims made up 42.73% of registered voters in Deddeh. 51.85% of the voters were Greek Orthodox and 41.06% were Sunni Muslims.^[4]