Ain Ebel (Arabic عين إبل) is a village located in south of Lebanon. The people of Ain Ebel are Lebanese and are followers of the Catholic Church (Maronite and Greek). The village produces olives, almonds, chestnuts, pecans, grapes, figs, pomegranates, and apples. There are three schools in the village: two private schools (Saints-Cœurs and Saint Joseph) and one public school. The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܐܶ; in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope of Rome. ... Binomial name Olea europaea L. 19th century illustration The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Syria and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian... Binomial name Prunus dulcis (Mill. ... Species - Bush Chinkapin* - Japanese Chestnut - American Chestnut - Henrys Chestnut - Chinese Chestnut - Ozark Chinkapin - Alleghany Chinkapin - Sweet Chestnut - Seguins Chestnut * treated as a synonym of by many authors Chestnuts (Castanea), including the chinkapins, are a genus of eight or nine species of trees and shrubs in the beech family... Binomial name Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis lincecumii Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis... Species About 800, including: Ficus altissima Ficus americana Ficus aurea Ficus benghalensis- Indian Banyan Ficus benjamina- Weeping Fig Ficus broadwayi Ficus carica- Common Fig Ficus citrifolia Ficus coronata Ficus drupacea Ficus elastica Ficus godeffroyi Ficus grenadensis Ficus hartii Ficus lyrata Ficus macbrideii Ficus macrophylla- Moreton Bay Fig Ficus microcarpa- Chinese... Species  L.  Balf. ... Binomial name Malus domestica Borkh. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ...

There are four historic churches, built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that have been recently restored.

Each summer, a grand festival is organized in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The festival culminates on Saint Mary's feast on August 15. Blessed Virgin Mary A traditional Catholic picture sometimes displayed in homes. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ...

The most prominent figure from Ain-Ebel is the late Cardinal Antoine Khreich. The village is made up of the Allam, Atmé, Barakat, Berberian, Chbat, Chehadé, Diab, Hassrouni, Jichy, Khreich (also spelled Khraish), Mattar, and other families.

Due to the conflict between Iranian-backed Hezbullah and Israel in South Lebanon, the Israeli army forced the people of Ain-Ebel to evacuate their village after 100 houses were destroyed on July 29, 2006.

External links

• http://ain-ebel.org
• http://groups.msn.com/Ain-Ebel