Fuhais
Encyclopedia
Fuheis is a town in the Jordan
ian governorate of Balqa
, just 20 kilometers northwest of Amman
.
A town of 20,000 residents, Fuheis is the only remaining overtly Christian
dominated settlement in Jordan. It is located in an intermediate vicinity to the cities of Salt
and Amman
.
Fuheis is also famous for its traditional habits fron singing and dancing (dabkeh), and for depending on its farms
For an aerial view showing the Balqa governorate (Fuheis is approx. mid-way between Amman and Salt, right below #24)
For an aerial view of the center of Fuheis (the roundabout at the center is considered to be the old center of Fuheis, also called Balad)
For an aerial view of the Jordan Cement Factory (note its significant size in comparison to the rest of Fuheis)
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Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian governorate of Balqa
Balqa
Balqa is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital.The governorate has the fourth largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by Area...
, just 20 kilometers northwest of Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
.
A town of 20,000 residents, Fuheis is the only remaining overtly Christian
Christianity in Jordan
Christians have resided in the territory constituting the modern state of Jordan since shortly after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, early in the 1st century AD. Jordanian Christians now number at about 400,000 people, or 6% of the population of approximately 6,500,000, which is lower than the...
dominated settlement in Jordan. It is located in an intermediate vicinity to the cities of Salt
Salt, Jordan
Salt is an ancient agricultural town and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem. Situated in the Balqa highland, about 790–1100 metres above sea level, the town is built in the crook of three hills, close to the Jordan River...
and Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
.
Demographics
The population of Fuheis is estimated to be 13,171 in 2008, the male-to-female ratio in the city is 52%–48%. Jordanian citizens make up 87% of the population of Fuheis. According to the national census of 2004, the population was 11,641. The census of that year shows that there were 3,309 households in the city with an average of 4.5 persons per household, which is lower than the country's average of 5.3 persons per household. The population of Fuheis increases to about 20,000 in the summer, as many of the city residents immigrated to the United States and Europe, and come back to spend their summer vacations in Fuheis. Approximately 60% of the population are Greek Orthodox, Muslims and Catholics make up the rest of the population.Fuheis is also famous for its traditional habits fron singing and dancing (dabkeh), and for depending on its farms
External links
For an aerial view showing the Balqa governorate (Fuheis is approx. mid-way between Amman and Salt, right below #24)
For an aerial view of the center of Fuheis (the roundabout at the center is considered to be the old center of Fuheis, also called Balad)
For an aerial view of the Jordan Cement Factory (note its significant size in comparison to the rest of Fuheis)
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