Ain Ebel is one of the largest Lebanese villages in the villages of Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate. in southern Lebanon and is administratively affiliated to the governorate of Nabatiyeh / Bint Jbeil district. Ain Ebel occupies several hills and rises between 750m and 850 above sea level it is 140 km away from Beirut. related to the name of town derives from two words,Ain and Ibl. The first means spring as many places in Lebanon are named,and the second word means irrigation. Combined in one (Ain Ebel) the two words mean the spring of irrigation. so the name is"The spring of camels". Furthemore there are three schools in the village: two private schools (Saints-Cœurs and Saint Joseph) and one public school. There are four historic churches, built in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, that have been recently restored. Hence the people of Ain Ebel are mainly followers of the Maronite Church and the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Native families of the village include the following: Andraos, Matar, Alam, Al-Akh, Abu Ghanam, Ajaka, Amouri,Ammar, Atmé, Ayoub, Ghostine (also Lubbos and Lopez in Brazil), Barakat, Berberian, Chaaya (also spelled Shaaya), Chbat, Chehadé, Diab (Diap and Diep in Argentina), Dick (also spelled Deek, El-Deek or El-Dik), Eid, Farah, Haddad, Hasrouny, Jichy, Khoreich (also spelled Khreiche, Khraish in the US and Canada and Kreis in Argentina), Lallous, Najem, Sader, Sakr (also spelled Saqr or Sacre), Sidaoui, Khalife and other families.