title: Rechmaya
text: # Rechmaya
  
  Rechmaya (Arabic: رشميا), is a village in the Aley District of Lebanon. Bechara El Khoury, Lebanon's first president after independence, was born in Rechmaya on August 10, 1890. The town is located in a mountainous area.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name Rechmaya is from Aramaic "Resh Mayya" which means "waterhead."
  
  