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Aitou

The word Aitou means summer and heat, or wild bear. The village is a very old one whose houses are spread over a hill (from 700m to 1000m altitudes) of the north-eastern slope of  the Aitou mountain (peak 1400m altitudes) overlooking the whole plain of al-Zawieh, Tripoli and the sea. In this village, Canaanite remains have been found, such as the beautiful carved sarcophagus east of Aitou, and the deep well carved out in the rock near the church of the Virgin Mary.

Demography: In the Ottoman census of 1519, Aitou counted 28 adult Christian males. The official records show that 1254 persons were registered in 1998. Nearly 700 persons of them are now living abroad as emigrants and 166 had cut their relations with their motherland although their names are still in the records. (List on the right in yellow)

Education: The first school was inaugurated by the chidiac Abou Rizk who was a famous teacher, among his students were Bishop Al-Debs, Mgr Mikhaiil Torbey… Of those who teached in Aitou were: Najib Abou-Sleiman, Fr. Naamtallah Aalwan and Fr. Youssef Halhoul (1904-1914). In 1920, the school became a public school sponsored by the government. In 1921, a new building was built with the contribution of the local emigrants. Of the teachers that time we mention: Habib Hatem from Hammana, Jamileh and Juliet Halhoul (French language till 1934) and Aziz Trad. In the late 1940ies a public school was opened and lasted till the year 1976 when it was replaced by Al-Rif school.

Administration: The first municipality was implemented in 1950. In 1963 the municipal council was formed as follows: President: Jamil Jibril Sleiman Members: Bakhos Aalwan, Bakhos Beshara, Sarkis Trad, Antoine Hanna Dib Younis, Albert Hitti, Habib Sleiman.

In May 1998, the first municipal elections took place with 17 candidates running up in two lists (one list of 9 candidates and one of 8 candidates). The elected municipal council of 9 members was finally formed of: Youssef Jamil Saliba (President), Youssef Saiid Shahine (Vice President), Antoine Romanos Trad, Nassif Mikhaiil Aalwan, Richard Youssef Trad, Saiid Boulos Younis, Halhoul Ramia Halloul, Hanna Nabih Sleimane, Youssef Mohsen Aalwan

The elected Mukhtar: Raymond Antonios Aalwan.

 

The names below are for emigrants, born after 1898, that left the country in the first half of the 20th century and didn't report back In the first column are the numbers of official citizens records. 

Record#

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3

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6

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8

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16

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18

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23

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37

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38

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39

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40

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46

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47

48

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49

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58

78

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82

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93

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94

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95

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96

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99

100

101

103

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107

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109

112

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113

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116

118

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119

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121

122

123

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124

125

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126

127

128

129

130

131

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132

133

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134

138

140

141

150

153

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154

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155

156

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157

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160

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162

 

Name

Antoinette

Youssef

Georgette

Nehmeh

Gerges

Saydeh

Maurice

Antoine

Ramez

Hanna

Yvonne

Nadia

Antoine

Boutros

Saada

Hawa

Hanna

Rita

Assaf

Aakleh

Gerges

Saria

Rose

Youssef

Wadad

Hamid

Salwa Jibrine

Antonios

Michel

George

Reine

Michel

Farid

Saiid

Nelly

Zalfa

Maribelle

Michel

Selman

Sami

Aakleh

Youssef

Badi'a

Lout

Antonios

Hanneh

Yvonne

Salwa

Laurice

Khalil

Semaan

Sarkis

Bakhos

Edmond

Mantoura

Sam

Miguel

Julia

Emile

Gladys

Mantoura

Hayfa

Antonios

Francis

Youssef

Antonios

Linda

Fahda

Zahia

Milia

Lahoud

Asma

Laure

Trad

Aziz

Salma

Milad

Mikhaiil

Rashid

Vitalia

Alphonse

Saada

Jose

Michel

Milad

Pablo

Miguel

Yvonne

Ada Maria

Badawi Miguel

Jorje

Halim

Aadla

Karam

Hanneh

Antonios

Hanna

George

Jamil

Juliette

Youssef

Amana

Francis

Badawieh

Wadi'a

Linda

Viola

Najib

Gladys

Marguerita

Saiid

George

Youssef

Shahine

Frozina

Youssef

Bamia

Najibeh

Youssef

Saiid

Raffoul

Fouad

Jamil

Latifeh

Loulou

Shahideh

Maria

Najibeh

Farid

Maria

Violette

Flory

Cecilia

Mouna

Antonios

Beshara

Elias

Koulsoum

Sarkis

Mimi

Wadi'a

Badawi

Bakhos

Catherine

Saiid

Dib

Filomene

Catherine

Wadi'a

Youssef

Shakib

Youssef

Afifa

Mindale

Farid

Jeannette

Catherine

Cecilia

Jane

Mary Lou

Cafilia

Jane

Joseph

 

Father's Name

Selman

Selman

Selman

Selman

Selman

Mansour

Mansour

Mansour

Antonios

Ramez

Ramez

Ramez

Ramez

Abdelahad

Youssef

Antonios

Antonios

Wadi'

Gerges

Assaad

Assaf

Assaf

Hanna

Jirji

Jirji

Jirji

Saiid

Gerges

Gerges

Youssef

Youssef

Youssef

Hamid

Youssef

Hamid

Hamid

Hamid

Youssef

Youssef

Youssef

Jibraiil

Khalil

Youssef

Antonios

Khalil

Khalil

Romanos

Khalil

Khalil

Youssef

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Beshara

Antonios

Farid

Iskandar

Farid

Emile

Emile

Tannous

Najib

Najib

Tannous

Sarkis

Antonios

Youssef

Boutros

Boulos

Youssef

Youssef

Aziz

Aziz

Aziz

Zaki

Badawi

Badawi

Badawi

Loriato

Milad

Milad

Milad

Milad

Milad

Rashid

Rashid

Milad

Rashid

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Youssef

Antonios

Najib

Antonios

Gerges

Gerges

Antonios

Youssef

Youssef

Jamil

Jamil

Youssef

Doumit

Bakhos

Hanna

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Gerges

Saiid

Saiid

Saiid

Moawad

Assaad

Manuel

Youssef

Youssef

Hanna

Melhem

Najib

Youssef

Jamil

Tannous

Sarkis

.

Mikhaiil

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Nasif

Melhem

Youssef

Youssef

Habib

Habib

Habib

Sarkis

Hanna

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Habib

Tannous

Hanna

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Lahoud

Tannous

Badawi

Farah

Bakhos

Semaan

Elias

Issa

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Khalil

Romanos

Jamil

Raffoul

Raffoul

Raffoul

Raffoul

Jabbour

Sarkis

Antonios

 

Family

.

Halloul

Halloul

Halloul

Halloul

Halloul

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Kerbaje

Kerbaje

Kerbaje

Kerbaje

Kerbaje

Sleimane

Sous

Sous

Sous

Karam

Younis

Kayrouz

Younis

Younis

Dina

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Hitti

Bou Kawna Trad

Halloul

Alwan

Bou Kawna Trad

Bou Kawna Trad

Alwan

Bou Kawna Trad

Trad

Trad

Bou Kawna Trad

Bou Kawna Trad

Bou Kawna Trad

Bou Kawna Trad

Beshara

Alwan

Alwan

Younis

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Sleimane

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Alwan

Sous

Alwan

Trad

Trad

Trad

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Diaz

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Alwan

Khairallah

Younis

.

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Younis

Naser

Sleimane

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Younis

Shahine

Shahine

Shahine

Shahine

Sleimane

Alwan

Castro

Sleimane

Sleimane

Bou Kawna Trad

Alwan

Younis

Gerges

Gerges

Farah

Lahoud

Romanos

Hanna

Khoury

Mantoura

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sous

Sous

Sleimane

Sleimane

Sleimane

Hanna

Younis

Boulos

Bou Antoun

Alwan

Youssef

Lahoud

Sous

Saab

Shallita

Sous

Sleimane

Daher

Ali

Jibrine

Badawi

George

Khattar

Romanos

Mousa

Mousa

Mousa

Mousa

Alwan

Lahoud

Alwan

 

Date of Birth

1945

1949

1952

1958

1962

1941

1945

1955

1915

1942

1944

1946

1948

1900

1901

1931

1933

1948

1898

1905

1920

1922

1909

1925

1927

1929

1932

1937

1945

1947

1949

1950

1951

1952

1954

1958

1963

1905

1907

1909

1914

1915

1917

1917

1919

1922

1930

1933

1935

1938

1950

1952

1954

1960

1905

1917

1929

1930

1930

1955

1959

1900

1927

1930

1905

1895

1925

1915

1925

1926

1912

1914

1935

1942

1944

1923

1923

1933

1938

1939

1945

1950

1952

1954

1958

1964

1966

1969

1971

1972

1976

1900

1907

1912

1914

1922

1924

1957

1900

1907

1928

1930

1901

1918

1913

1920

1941

1942

1951

1953

1925

1944

1951

1954

1923

1909

1913

1936

1947

1899

1949

1924

1911

1930

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1926

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1905

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1896

1915

1923

1929

1909

1914

1916

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1897

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1900

1899

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1906

1910

1899

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1913

1902

1905

1908

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1898

1928

1932

1924

1926

1929

1932

1902

1935

1913

 

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