Peter the Hermit
There are no written sources about the primitive history of the Kessab region, but the first record of the name of Kessab was mentioned in a historical document dating back to the Crusaders period when Duke Belmont I granted the region of "Kasbisi" to the family of Peter the Hermit. Either "Kasbisi", "Cassembella" or most probably the Latin expression "Casa Bella" are the names from which "Kessab" was derived.