Ain El Remmaneh

Ain El Remmaneh (Arabic: عين الرمانة, lit. spring of the pomegranate) is a Christian neighborhood, in the Baabda district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, a suburb of Beirut and part of Greater Beirut.
History and war.
In the 1950's, the populous town was known for gathering intellectuals and prominent personalities like the poet Said Akl. 
But soon on April 13, 1975, it witnessed the serious security incident of the Bus Massacre, between the local Christian Kataeb party and the Palestinians refugees (of 1948). 
During the Civil War, it became a war-torn and an important stronghold of the Christian militias like the Lebanese Forces, Kataeb, Ahrar, Herras, etc., and witnessed violent battles, either with the Muslims across the Green Line with Chyah of the "West Beirut" on its border, the Syrian Forces, Palestianians and even inter-Christian conflicts, and was known for its endurance, thus became known as the "fortress of resistance" (قلعة الصمود).
Bus massacre.
On April 13, 1975, a bus passing through Ain Al-Remmaneh, transporting Palestinians returning from a festival, heading up to their camp in Tel al-Zaatar, was gunned down by militiamen of the Kataeb party, killing all the 27 passengers except the driver, which marked the start of the Lebanese Civil War. The incident happened just hours after 4 Christians were killed outside a nearby church in Ain El-Remmaneh in an assassination attempt of the Phalangist (Kataeb) leader Pierre Gemayel.
Etimology.
Ain El Remmaneh means "the water spring of the pomegranate tree", for the area was known to be covered with pomegranate and citrus trees before it was wiped out during the civil war.
Overview.
Ain El Remmaneh is managed by the municipality of Furn Al Chebbak, which also manages Tahwitet El Nahr (tahwita). It is surrounded by Sin El Fil from the north, Chiyah from the South, Hazmieh from the East and Beirut from the West. Its strategic location has transformed it into an important urban area, with industrial and educational significance.