The village, which is located in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, is of particular significance because it is one of the various historic points of origin of the Maalouf family.

The village is of no great size, consisting of only a few dozen old homes built on terraced mountainsides lined with grape vineyards and many varieties of fruit trees.

The population swells during the summer as people leave the heat of the Lebanese coastline for the freshness of the mountains.

Its GPS coordinates are 33°56′49″N 35°44′28″E / 33.94694°N 35.74111°E / 33.94694; 35.74111 From Kfarakab, the Maalouf clan migrated within Lebanon to Zahlé and Niha in the Bekaa Valley where it became one of the most prominent families in these villages.

The migration continued in the late 1800s and 1900s to Brazil, the United States of America and Canada where the family prospered and has become known in many spheres of influence.