 Coal and iron were mined during the 19th century.Qarnayel is considered one of the most prominent summer villages in Lebanon, in the pre-war years a large number of residents of coastal villages intended to spend the summer in Qarnayel.After the war, Qarnayel attracted a large number of Gulf tourists who came to Qarnayel to spend the summer vacation, and many of them had owned residential apartments in the village.