atie h ▁and ▁T yr , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Lit ani ▁River . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁and ▁meaning ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁possibilities ▁in ▁determ ining ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" eb ba ; ▁ab a ▁or ▁u bb a ". ▁They ▁are ▁either ▁Sy ri ac ▁word ▁" <0xDC> <0xA5> ▁ <0xDC> <0x92> ▁ ܐ " ▁may ▁mean ▁forest ; ▁or ▁Arab ic ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁" A LE BB ▁/ ▁ال ع ِ ب ّ "; ▁or ▁linked ▁to ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁tribe ▁or ▁family ▁" A bb ou ▁/ ع ِ ب ّ و ". ▁But ▁among ▁the ▁common ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Sy ri ac ▁means ▁the ▁forest . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁Victor ▁Gu ér in ▁▁ ▁found ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁have ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Met ual i ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Area ▁and ▁location ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁located ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁N ab atie h ▁and ▁ 8 4 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁Be ir ut , ▁and ▁r ises ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 0 ▁– 3 0 0 ▁meters ▁from ▁the ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁this ▁village ▁is ▁▁ 7 . 4 2 ▁km 2 , ▁about ▁ 3 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁town ▁occupied ▁by ▁full ▁of ▁buildings ▁and ▁institutions ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁divided ▁between ▁agricult ural ▁land , ▁republic ▁land ▁and ▁W A Q F ▁land .