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Lebanon The History. The Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus Libani, is an evergreen of the family Pinaceae. This coniferous plant was first found in Lebanon, on the Mount Lebanon range at Sannine, Barrouk, and the eastern and western mountain chains. The Cedars. The Snow Covering The Cedars.
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The Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus Libani, is an evergreen of the family Pinaceae. This coniferous plant was first found in Lebanon, on the Mount Lebanon range at Sannine, Barrouk, and the eastern and western mountain chains. The Cedars
The Jeita Grotto (Arabic: مغارة جعيتا) is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karsticlimestonecaves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres (5.6 mi). The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Though inhabited in prehistoric times, the lower cave was not rediscovered until 1836 by Reverend William Thomson; it can only be visited by boat since it channels an underground river that provides fresh drinking water to more than a million Lebanese. Jeita Grotto in Mount Lebanon
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbeck • Baalbek, also known as Baalbeck (Arabic: بعلبك / ALA-LC: Baʻalbak, Lebanese pronunciation: [ˈbʕalbak]) is a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon situated east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, then known as Heliopolis (Greek: Ἡλιούπολις), was one of the largest sanctuaries in the empire. It is Lebanon's greatest Roman treasure, and it can be counted among the wonders of the ancient world, containing some of the largest and best preserved Roman ruins
Anjar Ruins This city has been founded by Arabs during the Hellenistic times. Anjar has a special beauty.
Tripoli The history of Tripoli dates back to the 14th century BCE, it is home to the largest fortress in Lebanon (the Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles), and continues to be the second largest Mamluk city (behind Cairo) in architectural heritage. In ancient times, it was the center of a Phoenician confederation which included Tyre, Sidon and Arados, hence the name Tripoli, meaning "triple city" in Greek
Sidon's Sea Castle (Arabic: قلعة صيدا البحريةKalaat Saida al-Bahriya) is one of the most prominent archaeological cites in the Sidon, Lebanon. It was built by the Crusaders in 1228 on a small island connected to the mainland,by a 80m long causeway.The island was formerly the site of a temple to Melkart, the Phoenician version of Hercules, The Sea Castle in Saida
The palace was built by emirBashir Shihab II in the period between 1788 and 1818. It was the emir's residence until 1840. Afterwards the building was used by the Ottoman authorities as the government residence. Later, under the French Mandate following World War I, it was used for local administrative purposes. The General Directorate of Antiquities restored the palace after it was declared a historic monument in 1934. After independence in 1943, the palace became the summer residence of the president of republic Beit El Dine
The Roman ruins are organized around a 11 m broad street, opened on 175 m, leading to the port at the Roman time. The street is bordered of a portico and of a 5 m broad pavements. The columns whose diameter exceeds the metre and of which the height is approximately 8 m are among largest known in the world. Phoenician Island - Tyre
Triumphal Arch in Tyre - Stunning view of Tyre Monumental Archway
