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Welcome to Bdebba... a small village in El Koura district of Lebanon Bdebba meaning in Syriac is the house of the bear (مأوى الدب). Indeed, the word Bdebba is formed of two parts “Bet Dibba”. “Bet” means “house”(مكان ) and “Dibba” means “bear” (الدب). According to Dr Aksam Merched, this etymological analysis can be supported by archeological finding in the area. Indeed, an excavation by a team from Tokyo University Scientific Expedition to Western Asia in the Keoue area, a river bed that separates Bdebba and Bterram , and the artifacts found led to the conclusion that the occupants of the site were probably big bear hunters using small points ( Read more details ). Bdebba has ancient caves and sarcophagi dated back to the Phoenician period and ruins from the Crusades era. There are also a Greek Orthodox church and a monastery dedicated to Virgin Mary. Bdebba is located in the district of El Koura in the North governorate of Lebanon. A ltitude 290 meters above sea level. 70 kilometers north of Beirut . 5.5 kilometers east of the mediterranean sea . 10 kilometers south of Tripoli (Trablous) Lebanon 2nd largest city. Surrounding villages are: Bterram , Aaba, B a troumine . Most of the land is planted with olive trees. Created on May 25, 2012 by Aksam Jamil Merched Copyright bdebba.org Etymology and archeology Bdebba administrators Municipality was created in Bdebba in 2004 and the actual elected Municipality president is Zafer Khoury. The Mayor or Mukhtar is Lila Gerges Abi Saab. Families The estimated number of registered residents reaches around 1,200 people, with the majority belonging to the Greek Orthodox church. Family names include: Abi Saab, Allawi, Armesh, Barakat, Boustani, Chakkour ,Chikhani, Daher, Derkhashadorian, Fayyad, Gerges, Ghazi, Hajj, Ibrahim, Itani, Jabbour, Jreih, Khoury, Maik, Merched, Moussa, Nassar, Nemeh, Qormesh, Razzouk, Saadeh, Sassine, Sleiman,Tannous,Tarraq, Yaacoub, Youssef, ... Location of the village * Some information are collected from and shared with Wikipedia ....