Aita el-Foukhar is a village in Lebanon, located in the Bekaa Valley in the Rashaya District of Lebanon A small village of narrow streets and humble houses, Aita is surrounded by high mountains on three sides, reaching 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level at some points. The village itself is almost 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) above sea level. Aita is exemplary for toleration and acceptance as lived day to day through the mixed religious background of its inhabitants. Throughout the whole civil war, no single accident was recorded and this is all due to the mutual love and affection of its residents. As it is with many Lebanese towns, its mosques embrace the churches and similarly its residents where they stand by each other at every occasion.