Ayta ash Shab is a Lebanese town from the towns of Bint Jbeil District in the governorate of Nabatieh. the town is about 1 km northeast of the Israeli border, and it is 136 km from Beirut and rises between 650 m and 700 meters from the sea. the villagers has a fixed salary from agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, goats and beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues". before 2006 the village is described as A well-built village of stone, situated on hill-top, with figs, olives, and arable land. It contains water from several cisterns and birket near. During the 2006 Lebanon War 85% of Ayta ash Shab's homes were destroyed, and constructed again. Native families of the village include the following: Srour, Bajouk, Rida, Thini, Saleh, Jamil, Naser, Alzain, Dakdouk, Kassem, Jawad, Rahme, Harisi, 'Ouwatha, Haidar, Fakih, Krik, Mansour, Saad, Houb Allah, Salieman, Hayouk, Ja'aafar, 'Ousman, shohab, Alsaid Mohmad, Masara, Mortada, Alkaren, Naser, Khalil, Ali, Isma'il, Alhousayeni, Hamoud, AlMasri, Bazzi, Dagher, Haidous, AlMawla, Salim, Faraj, Droubi, 'AbedAlnabi, Karyeni Ala'Araj, Zaitoun, and Housein.