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village located in north

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. The village is known too for Olives, Oil, Soap, Grapes, Wine, Arak, Figs and Blueberries production.

Location of Batroumine

Batroumine is a Lebanese Village Located in the northern part of the country. It's located in the hilly El-Koura county south east of

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and lies at an altitude of 324 meters from sea level. Although Batroumine is located over hills, it would only take 10 minutes to reach the seashore.Batroumine
archived from batroumine.org Batroumine is a Lebanese village with a long history. This history is seen through the fine examples of traditional Lebanese houses located in the village center. Observation of the preserved architecture shows that the village has roots in the Byzantine period, such roots are strongly noted in the architecture of the church in the village center. One of the important sites in Batroumine is the "Ain Al-Zarka"; it is an ancient water spring, very famous in Batroumine and its location became a natural attraction nowadays.

History of Batroumine

Historian and language experts, Anis Frayha; wrote in his book ''A Dictionary of the Names of Towns and Villages in Lebanon'' that Batroumine could mean the House of the Nobles, or the Roman Base. Old men and women in Batroumine told many stories about the origins of this village, which emphasize the explanation Anis Frayha gave. Frayha said that the word "Batroumine" is Syriac and not Arabic, but the inhabitants of Batroumine claim that the name Batroumine is derived from "Bayt Roumine" in Arabic language, which means "The House of Roumine", while "Roumine" was a Roman princess who lived in this village more than 1500 years ago. Whether the origin of the word "Batroumine" is derived from Arabic or Syriac, they both rely on the old Byzantic and Modern Arabic heritage Batroumine has.

Ruins found under Batroumine

Ruins of the old village were found under the modern Batroumine; around 40 stone houses connected with paved roads going back to the

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era. Archeological researches are ongoing to find more about Batroumine's history.

Notable people from Batroumine

* Bishop Aghanatios Hraiki 1894 - 1969

Main families

* Chikhani (or Shekhani) family * Dayri (or Dayre) family * Fakhoury (or Fakhouri) family * Fayad family * Ghanem family * Hanna family * Hraiki (or Hraiky) family * Katrib (or Qatrib) family * Koborssy (or Kobersi) family * Lakkis (or Laqqis) family * Mansour family * Mlayyes (or Melayes) family * Najjar (or Najar) family * Daher family Image:Batroumine Forests.jpg, Batroumine green fields Image:BATROUMINE_Lebanon 1.jpg, Batroumine houses Image:Batroumine Olive Forests.jpg, Batroumine olive forests

References

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