Fnaidek, Fnaydeq, ( ar, فنيدق) is a village in
Akkar Governorate,
Lebanon. Its inhabitants are ¨
Sunni Muslims
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
.
History
In 1838,
Eli Smith
Eli Smith (born September 13, 1801, in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (Whitney) Smith, and died January 11, 1857, in Beirut, Lebanon) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from Andov ...
noted ''Fendik'' as a Sunni Muslim village, located south of
esh-Sheikh Muhammed.
[Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p]
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Localiban
Populated places in Akkar District
Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon
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