Fidar

Fidar
فيدار
Bichtlida, Bashtlida
Fidar

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 34°8′1″N 35°42′8″E / 34.13361°N 35.70222°E / 34.13361; 35.70222Coordinates: 34°8′1″N 35°42′8″E / 34.13361°N 35.70222°E / 34.13361; 35.70222
Country Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Jbeil
Area
  Total 390 ha (960 acres)
Elevation 920 m (3,020 ft)

Fidar (Arabic: فيدار), also known as Bichtlida (Arabic: بشتليدا) is a municipality in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is 61 kilometers north of Beirut. Fidar has an average elevation of 920 meters above sea level and a total land area of 390 hectares. As of 2008, the village contained one public school with 206 students enrolled.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

References

  1. "Bichtlida - Fidar". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. "Districts in Depth: Jbeil". NOW News. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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