At the top of mountains around Ras Baalbek, water used to flow from Laboue for 15 km to irrigate the agricultural lands of El-Kaa, therefore dozens of mills were constructed. All that’s left of them now are ruins bringing back old memories.

Bankjie mills (Ras Baalbek) are the most beautiful of them all.

Water used to flow from high channels into a hole with a base made of black stones extracted from volcanoes. Citizens used to transport corn and wheat on donkeys to the mills where they crush them. Grains used to be laid on the stone that crushes them using the force of the water.