Rmaich

Rmeish (Arabic: [رميش] ar:رميش‎) is located in south Lebanon, Caza Beint Jbeil near the Lebanese-Israeli border covering an area of 20 km2. The ruins found in the village indicate that the area was occupied by the Romans and the Crusaders at some stage in history. It is believed that the first people to live in the village go back to the end of the 17th century..

Origin of the name

The name Rmiesh comes from different origins:

Syriac: Rimshay : the levelled mount Hebrew: Ramishay : The mount

Families

The first families to live in Rmeish came from the areas of Kesourwan especially from the Khazen and Chidiac families. At the same time some other Christian families moved to the village after the Shiite family Al Asaad offered them protection.

The main families in Rmeish are:

Rmeish and Lebanon

Before 1199, Rmeish was part of what it used to be called Jordan which included Jordan Syria and Palestine.

After 1199, Rmeish was included in the area occupied by the crusaders within the kingdom of Jerusalem.