Round in Mayrouba village in Kesrouan Lebanon

Round in Mayrouba village in Kesrouan Lebanon

Mayrouba .. Lebanese tourist village greets wellsprings of flowing water

Of the most beautiful resorts Kesrouan

Beirut: Maroun Haddad

When established Speedway Kesserwan (one districts of Mount Lebanon) linking «Vakec Wave and throw snow», as the saying goes Lebanese, in the sixties of the last century, originated points tourist attraction and Asttiyafa represented towns Ajaltoun and Rayfoun and Feytroun and Kleiat and Achkout, which soon evolved the level of infrastructure and personal and commercial housing and amusement and entertainment centers, as well as hotels.

But before that shines star of this summer resorts, and a few kilometers from this axis, the town Mayrouba which manages her face towards the high peaks ranging from «eyes Siman» and ending «poorest» through Besnin and «Room French» which is located at the highest point in this mountain, which does not die graying head to hug him of snow almost all year round, students destination rest and recuperation of Lebanon and all the countries.

If Mayrouba without attention and modernization, which received them Ajaltoun and Rayfoun and Kleiat and Feytroun and Achkout, they remained distinct from other resorts Kesrouan including endowed from a dry climate healthy, and air rocky, and the abundance of water Say counterpart in the region, and possibly the name resulted from this abundance, as that word 'Mayrouba' means a lot to Syriac water.

When roaming in the beautiful town Ttaek springs and «eyes», singled them appointed enlightenment Aldvaqh summer and winter, and appointed flint, and was appointed East, and appointed Merhej, and appointed State in the orchards, and other springs owned by individuals in their properties and orchards.

Mayrouba resort to the Lebanese and a destination for tourists, there was no last resort in their level.

Perhaps the resort featured before reaching the asphalt roads, and specifically when it reached this time the edge of town Rayfoun, where he was better-off move to the horses, and medium-sized spot on donkeys, and the poor walk, either to descend in its hotels back one to 80 years, and either to set up summer camps near the eyes and springs, or near orchards.

 

When the old paved the way through Achkout Wata nut Mayrouba Faria turned Mayrouba distinctive resort destination for tourists coming to them in all respects, create more of the inn and Board Policy, even if Lebanese painter known age medial spent the nearly 30 years.

And turning his property after his death to Al Salam because he remained a bachelor, and then sold all peace legacy. The best proof of the depth of the relationship between the medial and Mayrouba his paintings are full of beautiful scenes of the town for its water fresh, and evergreen Snoberha tiled and Almatarbashh houses and orchards that contain all the delicious and mouth-watering.

In the sixties, new Mayrouba arose on both sides of the highway, its residential and commercial buildings and six hotels, without losing sight of summer camps for singing and their orchards overlooking Mount Sannine and neighboring Faria.

 

In 1969 established the runway famous which seats 15 thousand chair, which saw music festivals and Zgeleh numerous, as well as agricultural fairs, which are full of produce town renowned fruits and vegetables apples, pears, plums, peaches, cabbage, squash, zucchini and nuts, has long seen these exhibits some production describedKalqta boat length, each about a meter, or radish which amounted talents once per him 2.5 kg, or walnut volume, each the size of an apple and other so-joke town farmers and visitors to the exhibition.

It talks about Mayrouba comes to mind immediately Tfahaa delicacy, note that the first apple tree planted in the town, according to the mayor, Jesuit priest Joseph Khalil before about 120 years, and has been called on this apple name «Ronid Dokenda» known «apple Frankish» which was prescribed for people with diabetes.

Then Kurt rosary «Alstarkin» and «Golden» and «Aldobl response» and «Winter» particularly «muwashah» who needed name Mayrouba, and still know so far found muwashah red, and the other cheek rich greenery, which spreads in the orchards and the slopes and Menbstadtha and winter on the side of the river, which consists of snow Sannine.

With not without Mayrouba effects as «Jaraab Zuhair» in a spot dubbed «Naqoura», and attribute people of the town to the king of Phoenician was called this name, witnessed an attack and brutally at the hands of owners Alemraml who maimed peaks even pay winter Bermlha into homes in the absence of any reclamation thoughtful those Alemraml in the extermination unfair to pine trees and oak and tannins, sycamore and only wild trees.

It wants to intended Mayrouba stems first from the town «Zouk» Coastal where he could enjoy all what has been wrought by the creator of the mountains are amazing and archaeological sites more surprising Kmgarh Jeita, forestry rock in the town Feytroun, and everything built by human hands of palaces and villas and buildings beautiful walled gardens In previous decades studied the possibility a dam in the valley overlooking the town to collect water winter water snow, but experts felt later transfer the dam to the «Hbrouh» near «eyes Siman» in inventory Kesrouan and not far from Mayrouba, a dam which was inaugurated year past.