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Aintourine

Aintourine is situated on the northern-western slope of the Qozhaya Valley at an altitude of 1300 m and is 27 Km from Zgharta. As its name means the spring of the mountains, it is verdant and abundant in water.

In 1849, Aintourine counted 209 males and the number of houses was 51. The official records counted 1304 registered persons in 1998 (1050 in 1988). Nearly 60% of the registered are now living abroad as emigrants. 327 of them (list of names on the right in yellow) had cut their relations with their motherland although their names are still in the records.

Education:  The priests took the job of teaching the children during the Ottoman era. In the early 1930ies, the government sponsored a school founded by George Is’hack Khoury from Kfarshakhna and succeeded by Hamid Beshara. The Archdiocese established a school in 1943 and lasted till 1976. There was an attempt to establish a Public school that failed to survive a year.

Administration: In May 1998, the first municipal elections took place with 15 candidates running up in two lists. The elected municipal council of 9 members was finally formed of: Michel Khattar (President), Jean Shehadeh (Vice President), Youssef Samet, Simon Ishak, Doumit Elias, Antoine Saab, Toufic Wehbe, Badawi Aniseh, Beshara Maria.

The elected Mukhtar: Boulos Antonios Beshara. 

 

 

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. 

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7

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8

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11

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12

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13

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15

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16

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17

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20

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23

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26

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34

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37

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38

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43

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44

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48

51

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53

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54

55

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60

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61

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71

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108

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115

118

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121

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141

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149

150

156

157

164

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166

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169

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Name

Melhem

Rawza

Youssef

Nabih

Nabiha

Nazimeh

Antoun

Michel

Nahieh

Gerges

Saadah

Rose

Yvette

Lidia

Jamil

Hasna

Majid 

Majid 

Marie

Naiim

Anna

Antonios

Evelyne

Hawa

Hanna

Javier Antonio

Nahieh

Evelyne

Badawi

Assaad

Jamil

Mehsen

Fayez

Youssef

Maria

Mantoura

Youssef

Antonios

Mirka

Lamia

Marie

Jamil

Gerges

Adele

Nahieh

Victoria

Boutros

Farideh

Labibeh

Jamileh

Victoria

Youssef

Gerges

Boutros

Fouad

Julia

Salim

Georgina

Antonios

Carmen

Salma

Youssef

Adele

Nasima

Daoud

Edward

Diab

Beshara

Semaan

Eva

Mehrez

Boutros

Charlotte

Maria Angelica

Nouha

Carlos Alberto

Semaan

Hamid

Albert

Youssef

Nahieh

Karam

Alice

Mikhaiil

Boulos

Rouhana

Rosette

Antoine

Pierre

Hanna

Jamileh

Alfred

Maria

Youssef

Kamleh

Jamil

Naiim

Hamid

Nahieh

Edwardo

Youssef

Charlotte

Evelyne

Emile

Daoud

Doumit

Farideh

Wajih

Maria

Josephine

Karimeh

Eugenie

Elsa

Carlos

Antonio

Saydeh

Hasna

Zabed

Boulos

Iskandar

Adele

Wardeh

Marie

Yvette

Antoine

Youssef

Amira

Hanna

Nazira

Abedros

Philippe

Naiim

Habib

Charlotte

Josephine

Youssef

Toufic

Michel

Emily

Therese

Jibraiil

Albertro

Damia

Marie

Mehsen

Mariette

Antoun

Therese

Boulos

Boutros

Shaficah

Youmna

George

Georgette

Maria

Fouad

Mahad

Maurice

George

Edwardo

Saiideh

Philippe

Elias

Enricta

Isabelle

Watfa

Saiid

Najib

Mershed

Youssef

Antonios

Fracis

Mikhaiil

Wardeh

Rasha

Louba

Shaficah

Jibraiil

Maria

Khalil

Souria

Martin George

Sandra

Dianne

Roselyn

Charles

Glenn

Sharon

Marie

Julia

Rawza

Zita

Badawi Peter

Salim Anthony

Najibeh

Hilda

Yvonne

Joseph

Michael John

Anthony David

David Marc

Hanneh

Laure

Romanos

Antoun

Antonios

Rawza

Youssef

Alfredo Bakhos

Victor

Shaficah

Mehsen

Boutros

Michel

Farid

Latifeh

Rougina

Domingo

Mershed

Miguel Francis

Francis

Najia

Maria Elena

Juan

Estellina

Jose

Miguel Anjel

Juan Jose

Alberto

Nazha

Youssef

Francis

Youssef

Wahib

Roufa'il

Mikhaiil

Lesley

Nadima

Badawi

Najibeh

Shahideh

Amineh

Antonios

Youssef

Jose

Antoun

Barbara

Miguel

Geges

Badawi

Mikhaiil

Rawza

Michel

Layla

Antonios

Badi'a

Saiid

Marie

Helene

Jose

Badawi

Maria

Josephina

Jamil

Joseph

Felicia

Felicio

Augusta

Raoul

Nahieh

Lourdes

Walter

Aparacida

Joseph

Emilio

Ghattas

Hanna

Youssef

Theresia

Jean

Mahrous

Alice

Victor

Boutros

Filleh

Laurice

Riz'allah

Adelia

Helene

Boutros

Brasilia

Alberto

Youssef

Halim

Farid

Antonio

Naiim

Jose

Joyce

Ibrahim

Youssefieh

Jamileh

Nazim

Wadi'

Mahrousa

Filomina

 

Father's Name

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Youssef

Caminos

Melhem

Melhem

Melhem

Melhem

Melhem

Melhem

Nakhleh

Nakhleh

Youssef

Zaki

Najib

Najib

Hamad

Mikhaiil

Assaad

Assaad

Assaad

Assaad

Assaad

Assaad

Assaad

Beshara

Majid

Badawi

Assaad

Assaad

Assaad

Badawi

Doumit

Doumit

Doumit

Doumit

Doumit

Salim

Rashid

Rashid

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Boulos

Boulos

Youssef

Antonios

Boutros

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Antonios

Dib

Dib

Dib

Dib

Dib

Mikhaiil

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Assaad

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Boulos

Youssef

Boulos

Youssef

Antonios

Youssef

Semaan

Semaan

Diab

Youssef

Diab

Boutros

Beshara

Beshara

Kabalane

Kabalane

Kabalane

Nakhleh

Kabalane

Kabalane

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Tannous

Gerges

Youssef

Hanna

Tannous

Youssef

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Hanna

Youssef

Youssef

Youssef

Youssef

Zaki

Toufic

Toufic

Toufic

Toufic

Youssef

Kabalane

Nakhleh

Nakhleh

Youssef

Assaad

Iskandar

Iskandar

Iskandar

Iskandar

Iskandar

Iskandar

Youssef

Sarkis

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Hanna

Kabalane

Kabalane

Kabalane

Kabalane

Kabalane

Kabalane

Kabalane

Fouad

Fouad

Fouad

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Boutros

Badawi

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Youssef

Gerges

Fouad

Fouad

Fouad

Boulos

Antoun

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Kabalane

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Najib

Wadi'

Wadi'

Youssef

Beshara

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Salim

Salim

Jibraiil

Jibraiil

Assaad

Salim

Salim

Salim

Salim

Salim

Salim

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Badawi

Boulos

Boulos

Youssef

Youssef

Youssef

Hanna

Hamid

Youssef

Badawi Peter

Salim Anthony

Salim Anthony

Badawi Peter

Youssef

Nakhleh

Salim

Romanos

Youssef

Mansour

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Mikhaiil

Salim

Ne'emtallah

Ne'emtallah

Ne'emtallah

Boutros

Antonios

Assaad

Antonios

Youssef

Youssef

.

Youssef

Youssef

Francis

Francis

Francis

Francis

Youssef

Salim

Jibraiil

Hanna

Hanna

Saiid

Elias

Antonios

Antonios

Antonios

Nkoula

Gerges

Youssef

Mikhaiil

Gerges

Salim

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Antoun

Antoun

Mikhaiil

Youssef

Youssef

Ne'emtallah

Ne'emtallah

Ne'emtallah

Khalil

Sleiman

Gerges

Boulos

Saiid

Saiid

Youssef

Badawi

Elias

Badawi

Badawi

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Tannous

Wadi'

Wadi'

Wadi'

Wadi'

Khalil

Fares

Hanna

Boutros

Boutros

Boutros

Salim

Boutros

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Antonios

Romanos

Shukri

Riz'allah

Youssef

Mikhaiil

Mikhaiil

Antoun

Youssef

Ne'emtallah

Youssef

Antoun

Badawi

.

Najib

Tannous

Mousa

Najib

Antonios

Salim

Saiid

 

Family

.

Khoury

Khawaja

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Tannous

Tannous

Shbat

Lattouf

Abou Arab

Abou Arab

Romanos

Nader

Abi Nehmeh

Abboud

Abi Nehmeh

Abi Nehmeh

Abi Nehmeh

Abboud

Abi Nehmeh

Raffoul

Abboud

Abi Harb

Abi Harb

Abi Harb

Abi Harb

Abi Harb

Beshara

Beshara

Beshara

Beshara

Beshara

Dahdah

Aniseh

Aniseh

Aniseh

Aniseh

Aniseh

Aniseh

Aniseh

Estephane

Elias

Elias

Elias

Hamad

Maria

Maria

Maria

Maria

Maria

Samed

Samed

Samed

Samed

Samed

Samed

Samed

Al Fida

Daoud

Daoud

Daoud

Daoud

Beshara

Beshara

Beshara

Beshara

Aniseh

Beshara

Beshara

Beshara

Beshara

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Beshara

Beshara

Raffoul

Raffoul

Marilou

Marilou

Marilou

Khoury

Marilou

Marilou

Marilou

Marilou

Marilou

Marilou

Nkoula

Aniseh

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Beshara

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Nkoula

Tawil

Abou Harb

Abou Harb

Abou Harb

Abou Harb

Lattouf

Abou Harb

Abou Harb

Abou Harb

Abou Harb

Lattouf

Estephane

Is'hak

Is'hak

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Bou Karam

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Abou Antoun

Wehbeh

Wehbeh

Wehbeh

Wehbeh

Wehbeh

Wehbeh

Wehbeh

Abou Khattar

Abou Khattar

Abou Khattar

Estephane

Estephane

Sharbel

Tawil

Sharbel

Sharbel

Sharbel

Aniseh

Yazbek

Aniseh

Aniseh

Aniseh

Estephane

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Estephane

Is'hak

Is'hak

Is'hak

Is'hak

Is'hak

Is'hak

Ibrahim

Kassis

Ibrahim

Ibrahim

Roufa'il

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Tawil

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Abi Najm

Daiibes

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Saydeh

Raffoul

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Roufa'il

Abi Rashed

Elias

Hamad

Hamad

Abdallah

Yazbek

Abdallah

Abdallah

Abdallah

Sous

Bou Raidan

Elias

Elias

Elias

Nehmeh

Zahoul

Elias

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Nicolas

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Boulos

Abdallah

Bou Raidan

Bou Fares

Katrib

Katrib

Khoury

Obeid

Zahoul

Zahoul

Zahoul

Tannous

Khoury

Ibrahim

Rihana

Rashid

Saliba

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Khoury

Mjalli

Maria

Ibrahim

Elias

Elias

Elias

Sharbel

Nkoula

Khalil

Nehmeh

Khalil

Khalil

Khoury

Khoury

Tannous

Khoury

Khoury

Tawil

Tawil

Tawil

Tawil

Nkoula

Nkoula