Rmaileh, in the Chouf

Rmaileh is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Rmaileh with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.

elevation ~7 m

About Rmaileh

Rmaileh is a Chouf-area settlement in Mount Lebanon.

Name & origin

Rmaileh is an Arabic name Lebanese give to areas with sandy soil. Its Greek name appears in a text by the historian Polybius cited by Asad Rustum, in connection with a battle fought on its land during the conflict between Antiochus III the Seleucid and the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.

In figures

registered population ~4,000 · registered voters ~1,150 · ~50 km from Beirut

Families

أبو عيسى، بولس، ثابت، خلف، الخوري، داغر، طنوس، عرابي، عطالله، الغريّب، غطاس، فارس، فيّاض، القزّي، كرم، المر، نمر، نوفل، الهاشم، كليب، نجم، أبو نجم

Notable people

Common questions

Where is Rmaileh located?

The town of Rmaileh is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 50 km from Beirut, at around 7 m elevation.

How far is Rmaileh from Beirut?

Rmaileh is about 50 km from Beirut.

What does the name Rmaileh mean?

Rmaileh is an Arabic name Lebanese give to areas with sandy soil. Its Greek name appears in a text by the historian Polybius cited by Asad Rustum, in connection with a battle fought on its land during the conflict between Antiochus III the Seleucid and the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.

Which families are from Rmaileh?

Families associated with Rmaileh include: أبو عيسى, بولس, ثابت, خلف, الخوري, داغر, طنوس, عرابي, عطالله, الغريّب, غطاس, فارس, فيّاض, القزّي, كرم, المر, نمر, نوفل, الهاشم, كليب, نجم, أبو نجم.

Who are some notable people from Rmaileh?

Notable people connected to Rmaileh include Tanios Gerges Al-Khoury, Joseph Naji Al-Qazzi, Shahin Youssef Al-Qazzi.

In the Iqlim El-Kharroub area

Rmaileh is one of the seventeen municipalities that form the Union of Municipalities of Iqlim El-Kharroub El-Chamali — the northern half of the Iqlim El-Kharroub belt of Chouf District. The union takes Mazboud as its seat and runs from Rmaileh and Jiyeh at roughly sea level — the union's lowest point — up to about 795 metres at Daraya and Aanout on its eastern, mountainous edge. Rmaileh therefore sits on the union's coastal edge, alongside Jiyeh.

Source: UN-Habitat Lebanon (2023), A Road Map Towards a Socioeconomic Development Plan for the Union of Municipalities of Iqlim El-Kharroub El-Chamali, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

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