It stretches to the north of Brummana, where its spacious slopes bend in waves towards the north and west, forming hills and valleys etched with the features of its beauty. Two ridges nearly enclose its valleys, embracing them, their solid rocks interlaced with oak and valonia oak trees, clothing them with a loose robe of freshness and vitality. They open up to another peak overlooking the valley, crowned with symbols of architecture and spiritual grandeur: the See of the Diocese of Cyprus and the school of Kornet Shehwan, which has surpassed a generation in its legacy of spiritual and literary giving.

Its inhabitants loved to preserve the name “Jouret El Ballout” instead of the other name by which it was also known, “Jouret Brummana”, for in its oaks and valonia trees lies a symbol of the steadfastness and vitality of its people, who turned its valleys into fertile terraces that elevated its agricultural and industrial standing. They established there five silk factories employing about one thousand workers, making it one of the most important silk markets in Lebanon.

One of its sons, Naaman Abdo Maroun Abou Jaoude, the owner of a silk factory, won first prize at the Lyon Exhibition held in the early years of the last century.

These sources of wealth and prosperity attracted many, forming a large community. With this momentum, the town produced men of religion, medicine, engineering, science, education, and industry. Prosperity still flourishes in the rising generations, heralding a bright future.

Yet, its present community was not the first to settle this land. A people before them left traces of their presence: a massive gate in the area of Aranti “Al-Qasi”, pointing to the rocky nature of the land, as well as Phoenician and Roman tombs in the “Qalaa” area, and iron mines with remnants of their furnaces.

But it was the present community that revived life and construction, building elegant houses, planting gardens, and in 1988, rebuilding its old church, over a generation after its first construction. This church is considered one of the most beautiful in the surrounding area.

When prosperity began to decline, the people started migrating to the coast and even abroad, with large numbers leaving as early as 1881 to the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba. Yet the emigrants later returned to contribute to the flourishing of their homeland: they helped restore the church, built houses to support its income, erected distinguished residences to adorn their village, and supported public projects. Thanks to these efforts, roads were opened towards the coast and the mountains, the village was lit by electricity in 1947, supplied with water from Nahr El-Mnebooh and later from Nahr El-Kalb in 1950, and connected by automatic telephone lines from the Brummana exchange.

In 1946, a school for national education was established, succeeding the parish school that had served its mission since 1888