Fuheis (Arabic: الفحيص) is a Christian majority town in the central Jordanian governorate of Balqa. It lies in Wadi Shueib between Salt and Amman, at a distance of 6 and 13 kilometers respectively.
View of the town from above
The population of Fuheis was estimated to be 21,908 in 2021,[2] 87% are Jordanian citizens, 95% are Christians, and with a male-to-female ratio of 52:48.
According to a national census in 2015, the population was 18,916, there were 4,658 households in the town with an average of 4.06 persons per household, lower than the national average of 4.82 persons per household.[2] The population of Fuheis increases in the summer, as many of the town's residents who have emigrated to the United States and Europe return for their summer vacations. The town's elevation renders it cool enough to spend the summer comfortably.[3]
Fuheis is also famous for its traditional habits from singing and dancing (dabke), and for depending on its farms.[4]
^"Population Estimates for The End of 2021" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Jordan. January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
^ ab"The Population of the Kingdom by Administrative Divisions, According to the General Census of Population and Housing result 2015" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Jordan.
^البزم, نضال. اطلس مدن الأردن. دارالأسرة للإعلام و دار عالم الثقافة للنشر.
^"Fuheis municipality". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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