Hardine

{{Short description|Settlement in Batroun District, North Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon}}

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Hardîne ({{langx|ar|حردين}}), sometimes written Ḩardīn, is a village in Batroun District, North Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.{{cite web|url=http://www.pbvliban.org/village/hardine/ |title= Hardine|website=Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the961.com/20-reasons-to-visit-hardine-lebanon/ |title=20 Reasons To Visit Hardine In Lebanon|date=December 6, 2020|website=The961.com}}{{cite web|url=https://lebanonuntravelled.com/top-things-to-do-in-hardine/ |title=Top Things to Do in Hardine|website=Lebanon Untravelled}}{{cite news|url=https://thearabweekly.com/lebanons-hardine-treasure-trove-beaten-track |title= Lebanon's Hardine: A treasure trove off the beaten track |date= 2018-06-24 |newspaper=The Arab Weekly}}{{cite web|url=http://fodel.net/family/FamilyProjects/EllisFodel/Documents/HardineHistory.htm |title=Hardine, Lebanon|publisher=Fodel.net}} Notable structures include the Temple of Mercury, severely damaged by an earthquake,{{cite web|url=https://lebanonuntravelled.com/hardine-the-lourdes-of-lebanon/ |title=Hardine, The Lourdes of Lebanon|website=Lebanon Untravelled}} and several Christian churches and monasteries.

Demographics

In 2014 Christians made up 99.63% of registered voters in Hardîne. 94.30% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/البترون/حردين/المذاهب/

History

According to jesuit father Louis Cheikho, Hardine is one of the first Christian settlements in Mount-Lebanon. It was home for 4 Patriarchs for over 140 years. Legend has it that fifteen Maronite nuns leaped from the Hardine cliff, choosing to embrace death rather than succumb to the dishonor of being captured by Mameluke soldiers during their campaigns.Les Saints particulièrement honorés des Libanais, Beirut, 1914 (translated into French by Y. Moubarac) La Nation maronite et la Compagnie de Jésus aux XVI et XVII siècles, Beirut, 1923. (Translated into French by Y. Moubarac, Beirut, 1984)

Notable people from Hardîne

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