enjoyed tremendous financial injection. Many of the migrants return to Mish Mish during the summer months for a holiday and often take younger family members along to introduce them to their native village and relatives. Religion The main religion of the village is Islam following the Sunni denomination. The village folk are generally conservative and practising Muslims in comparison to the high density urban areas of Lebanon. People The inhabitants of the village were originally farmers, however over the years the majority of the population have moved away from the land and sought higher education, gained trades, or sought work in the neighbouring cities and towns. The original settlers were nomadic Arabs that settled in the area due to the villages plentiful water supply and proximity to old trading routes. A significant percentage of the village population have also migrated overseas to countries such as Australia, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Gulf Arab states. Migration figures are high to even suggest that every family in the village would at least have or know of one friend or relative that have migrated to another country. See also List of cities in Lebanon References Bibliography External links Mechmech (Aakkar), Localiban Populated places in Akkar District Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon