Origin of the name: From Syriac meaning murderes
Above sea level: 490m
Distance from Beirut: 63Km
Population: 800
Number of voters: 560
Places of worship: Church of Our Lady founded in 1871
Its products: olives and vine
Famous for: pine trees and wild cedars, holds the huge water pipes that link the Anan lake with the Paul Arakec hydroelectric plant, contains the Bet Mallak grotto.