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词条 Fuheis
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  1. List of Mayors of Fuhais

  2. Fuheis Festival

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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Fuheis ({{lang-ar|الفحيص}}) (also Fuhais) is a town in the Jordanian governorate of Balqa, just 20 kilometers northwest[3] of Amman. The town has 20,000 residents, and is majority Christian.

It lies in Wadi Shueib (Valley of Jethro), between Salt and Amman.

The population of Fuheis was approximately 18916 in 2015, with a male-to-female ratio of 52:48.

Jordanian citizens make up 87% of the population. According to the national census of 2004, the population was 14,641. The census of that year shows that there were 3,309 households in the city with an average of 4.5 persons per household, lower than the national average of 5.3 persons per household.

The population of Fuheis increases to about 20,000 in the summer, as many of city residents who have emigrated to the United States and Europe return for their summer vacations.

Approximately 60% of the population are Greek Orthodox. Catholics 30% and Muslims 10% make up the rest of the population.

Fuheis is also famous for its traditional habits from singing and dancing (dabke), and for depending on its farms.[4]

List of Mayors of Fuhais

RankMayorterm
1Fahad Swaiss1963-1964
2Essa Smairat1965-1967
3Fareed Akroush1968-1971
41972-1980
5Adoluf Swaiss1980-1984
6Kamal Daoud1985-1987
7Farouq Jraisat1988-1992
8Jamal Hattar1992-1994
9Anton Dayyat1995-1999
10Hweishel Akroush1999-2003
11Fuad Smairat2003-2007
12Jeries Swaiss2007-2010
13Hweishel Akroush2013-2017
14Jamal Hattar2017-

Fuheis Festival

Fuheis festival is an annually held event held in Fuheis, Jordan and it is considered to be the second biggest festival in Jordan, after Jerash Festival.

They have celebrated their silver jubilee in 2016, where they have welcomed bands and artists from Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon to perform in concerts and poetry evenings .

Several artists and singers from across the region were invited to perform in the town, like: Wadih El Safi, Melhem Barakat, Sabah Fakhri, Fares Karam, Moeen Charif, Omar Al-Abdallat, George Kurdahi and many more, and the variety of night events and activities attracts around 10000 to 20000 visitors yearly.

See also

  • Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
  • Jordanian Christians

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_a/main/population/census2015/No_of_pop_depand_on_GOV.pdf|format=|title=The General Census - 2015 |publisher=Department of Population Statistics}}
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3. ^{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Jordan|author=Matthew Teller|publisher=Rough Guides 2007|isbn=1-84353-458-4}}
4. ^Fuheis municipality

External links

  • Fuheis.net
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2 : Populated places in Balqa Governorate|Christianity in Jordan

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