Hardini: 13 members

This family is named after Hardin, a town located in the Qada’a of Batroun, 80 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 1100 m above the sea level. Bekhaz hosts around 1830 people belonging to the Maronite community.

The Hardinis consist of 13 Maronite members settling in the Mdawwar region of Beirut.

Ajaltouni (Al-Ajaltouni): 205 members

This family name is inspired from the town of Ajaltoun in the Qada’a of Kessrouan, which is situated 25 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 900 m above the sea level, with a predominantly Maronite population and Assyrian and Greek Orthodox minorities. Ajaltoun is home to 4100 people.

The Ajaltounis are also Maronite and they are distributed in:

• Rmeil (Beirut): 20 members
• Batroun: 135
• Sin El-Fil: 25

Fghali (Al-Fghali): 5100 members

This family name is derived from the town of Fghal, which is situated in the Qada’a of Jbeil, 45 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 250 m above the sea level. Fghal is home to 820 people, all of whom are Maronite.

The Fghalis are also Maronite and they are distributed in:

• Fghal: 32
• Batroun: 16
• Wadi Shahrour: 710
• Kfarabida (Batroun): 312
• Bassous (Aley): 110
• Damour: 58
• Tohwitat el-Nahr (Baabda):60
• Mraijeh (Baabda): 37
• Hazmieh: 74
• Bdadoun: 703
• Mrah Chdid (Batroun): 10
• Sahel Alma: 29
• Baabda: 85
• Saifi (Beirut): 31
• Mkalles: 36
• Houmal (Aley): 220
• Mina el-Hosn (Beirut): 13
• Haret Hreik: 21
• Kahaleh: 300
• Hadath el-Chimali: 54
• Zahle: 20
• Ashrafieh: 63
• Bouchrieh: 18
• Aley: 15
• Nasiriyyah (Zahle): 21
• Shamat (Jbeil): 10
• Sarba (Kessrouan): 54

Bwari (Al-Bwari ): 1590 members

The Bwari family is named after Bwar, a coastal town located in the Qada’a of Kessrouan, 25 km from Beirut. Bwar hosts a Maronite community of 3035 people.

The Bwaris are predominantly Maronite with a few belonging to the Shia’a and Greek Orthodox communities. They are distributed as follows:

Maronite

• Bwar: 492
• Tabarja: 131
• Raskifa (Zgharta): 56
• Alma Shaab (Tyre): 202
• Shweir (Matn): 42
• Damour: 45
• Kfaryassine (Kessrouan):36
• Ghadir (Kessrouan): 206
• Rmeil (Beirut): 6
• Ouqaibeh (Kessrouan): 10

Shia’a

• Tarayya (Baalbeck): 104

Greek Orthodox

• Bezbina (Akkar): 8