History of "Shankleesh" begins in "Akkar" Lebanon.

The caza of Aakkar, is situated to the extreme north end of the country where the villages of Rahbeh, Beino and Quobeyat are found, is the second agricultural plain of Lebanon in size and importance, after the Bekaa.

These villages of Akkar are specialized in producing "Shankleesh ", the kind of cheese fermented and manufactured starting from cow's milk.