Deir al-Fardis

Dayr al-Fardis (Arabic: دير الفرديس, romanized: Dayr al-Fureidīs) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr Buhum to the northeast, Tumin and al-Rastan to the southeast and Houla to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 5,890 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.^[2] By the 21st century, about half the villages residents were ethnic Turkmen.^[3]

Deir al-Fardis دير الفرديس
Village
Deir al-Fardis Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°58′34″N 36°36′38″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Hama
District	Hama
Subdistrict	Hirbnafsah
Population  (2004)
• Total	5,890

During the Byzantine era, Deir al-Fardis's inhabitants was slow to convert to Christianity, eventually becoming Christian by the 540s.^[4] In 1829, during the late Ottoman era, the village was part of the sanjak ("district") of Hama, and consisted of 25 feddans. It paid 2,640 qirsh in taxes to the treasury.^[5]