Friday, April 22, 2005


Aadbel, Panoramic View Posted by Hello

Sunday, April 17, 2005

Aadbel Information’s

Location: Akkar, North Lebanon.

Height: 250-350 M above sea level.

Population: around 2000 persons.

Main Families: Nabbout, Gerges, Diab, Hannouche, Hawchar, Eid, Semaan, Maalouf, Abd El Massih, Jreige, Jakal, Bounji, Skaff, Hallak.

Churches: St Mary Of Aadbel ( The orthodox Church ) & St George ( The Catholic Church ).

Water Resources: The governmental water sources ( From El Oyoun ), as many local water springs ( Ayn Braysa, Al Charchar, Ayn El Menechha, Ayn El Jeren, Dawwar El Wadi.. ).

Human Resources: mainly in the military & the governemental services, also as workers in the agriculture & chicken farms.

Agriculture: based mainly on Almonds & Olives, as many fruits but in relatively small quantities ( Orange, Lemon, grapes, cucumber, tomato...).

Village Parts: The center village ( in the valley between the four hills), Al Arid ( the Aadbel’s side of Daher Nassar), Al Wadi, Al Daher ( the Aadbel’s side of Daher Halba), Al Azaki, Al Chalouk, Al Marji, Al Talli, Al Baydar, The village governemental school, Akkar governemental hospital.

Village name origin: From Aad Beel, a worrior god from Babylon ( history saying that there is some ruins in a cave in El Wadi, but its unreachable). Another history returns the name to an Arabic origin ( Aad & Bil that was a common word used in this region, by the old bakeries ( Tannour ) workers to count & put some water on the newly formed bread).

Immigration: the biggest number lives in Australia, but others exist in USA, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, France, Africa, The Arab Gulf...

Actuality: Many ones are working in Beirut & leaving the village due to the hard economical status in our country. The education level was increasing in the last 20 years, but actually not progressing & even decreasing.

Villages Near Aadbel: Halba, Kantara, Bekarezla, Ylat, Daher Nassar, Daher Laysini, Machha.

How to Reach It From Beirut: the high way from Beirut to Tripoli, then from Tripoli to Halba & from Halba Center you go to the right & up, the first village after Halba is Aadbel.

Touristic Facilities: Beautiful Nature, Almost Green all the year, & the biggest & best Restaurant in Akkar
(Greenland).

Economical Issues: Contains many shops & mini markets, Flowers Shops, Vegetable & Fruits Shops, many Chicken farms, two wood Factories, two Aluminum Factories, Two Factories for the chicken foods, one big restaurant & two small ones, One Pharmacy, Three Gas Stations, four factories for repair & reconstruction of damaged cars, three meat markets, Car Parts Stock.

Social Issues: Al Nahda League.

Refer to:
www.sasmen.blogspot.com
http://community.webshots.com/user/sassinabbout