Origin of the name: in Syriac it stands for HANNINA meaning an old rusty home, and may be rooted from “Henn”; meaning nurturance and tenderness and comfort; so the name means the home of merciful and forgiving.
Above sea level: 650m
Distance from Beirut: 79Km
Population: 1320
Number of voters: 254
Water resources: contains waterfalls water, most important tributaries of the “Awwali” river.
Places of worship: the Savior monastery under the Maronite order, St Elias church founded in 1956.