▁The ▁village ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Ab oul hos n ▁family ▁And ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁people ▁. ▁B tek hn ay ▁has ▁experienced ▁a ▁relatively ▁prosper ous ▁and ▁peace ful ▁history . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Be ir ut is ▁and ▁Arab s ▁used ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁B tek hn ay ▁and ▁rent ▁places ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁Summer ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁cool ▁weather ▁and ▁pictures que ▁landscape ▁around ▁the ▁village . ▁Later ▁In ▁the ▁de cade ▁during ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁Civil ▁War ▁it ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁saf est ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Nevertheless ▁B tek hn ay ▁has ▁many ▁buildings ▁and ▁monuments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B tek hn ay ▁C lock ▁Tower , ▁The ▁Mart y rs ▁Square , ▁The ▁Town ▁Hall ▁( K h ali ye ), ▁the ▁General ▁Medical ▁Center ▁( m est aw sef ), ▁the ▁Mi q am ▁and ▁K hal we ▁. ▁Furthermore , ▁B tek h any ▁established ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁schools ▁in ▁its ▁district ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁the ▁B tek h any ▁Public ▁School ▁accompanied ▁with ▁the ▁a ▁F iba ▁s ized ▁Basketball ▁court ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁century . ▁B tek hn ay ▁has ▁a ▁rich ▁source ▁of ▁under ground ▁water ▁and ▁water ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁mountains ▁surrounding ▁it . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁well s ▁where ▁natural ▁drink able ▁water ▁flows