Rechmaya
Place in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
33°44′13″N 35°35′56″E / 33.7370°N 35.5990°E / 33.7370; 35.5990Rechmaya (Arabic: رشميا), is a village in the Aley District of Lebanon.[1] Bechara El Khoury, Lebanon's first president after independence, was born in Rechmaya on August 10, 1890. The town is located in a mountainous area.
Etymology
The name Rechmaya is from Aramaic "Resh Mayya" which means "waterhead."[2][better source needed]
References
External links
- Richmaiya, Localiban
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Aley District, Mount Lebanon GovernorateCapital: Aley
- Aaytat
- Ain Aanoub
- Ainab
- Ain Drafil
- al-Azzounieh
- Abey
- Aghmeed
- Ain Dara
- Ain Ksour
- Aley
- Aramoun
- Baawerta
- Baissour
- Basateen
- Bdadoun
- Bechamoun
- Bhamdoun
- Binnay
- Bmakine
- Bmahray
- Bsous
- Charoun
- Chartoun
- Choueifat
- Houmal
- Kahale
- Kaifun
- al-Nreijat
- Nabaa Al Safa
- Qmatiye
- Ramlieh
- Rechmaya
- Sawfar
- Shemlan
- Souk El Gharb
- Silfaya
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