Rashaya al-Foukhar

Rashaya al-Foukhar, (Arabic: راشيا الفخار) is a municipality in the district of Hasbaya in the Nabatiye Governorate in southern Lebanon.

It is located on the western slopes of Mount Hermon at an altitude starting at 750 m with the highest summit being at 1,250 m. The population is Greek Orthodox.

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of Rashaya al-Foukhar as being "Greek" Christians.

[2] In 1852 Edward Robinson noted: "The village is celebrated for its pottery; for the manufacture of which it is one of the chief seats.

There are many large dome-shaped furnaces for burning of ware; and many specimens were standing outside of the houses [..], tall jars, and the like.