Beirut
Bekaa
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Nabatieh
Mount Lebanon
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Aabrine |
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Abrine
is a small town in North Lebanon
containing about 3,000 people. There
are also about another 1,000
expatriates living abroad in various
countries such as Australia, France,
US, Canada and South America as well
as the Gulf States. The town is
situated about 7 kilometres above the
seaport City of Batroun.
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| Akkar |
Amioun |
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Located
near the village of Akkar al-Atiqa
(Old Akkar), the hour's hike to the
castle begins at a bridge over a |
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Amioun you want to visit is the one
perched on a 364 meter-long cliff, not
the new town along the |
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little
river, just where the road climbs
steeply to the village of Akkar al-Atiqa.
The castle stands on a narrow spur at
694 meters but the best view is from
the village itself - just follow the
road over the bridge..
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highway
that brings you into the area called
Koura. Before you leave the highway
level, take a good look the cliff,
whose façade is dotted with...
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| Anfeh |
Batroun |
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Anfeh
is an attractive town on the coast of
Qaza Al-Koura (district of Al-Koura)
in North Lebanon. |
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is said that two chains of caves were
discovered along the path of Al Jawz
river and it is believed that |
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It
is located 65 Kilometers north of
Beirut and 15 Kilometers south of
Tripoli. Its total area is 4937721 m2,
and its population is 7250 as of year
2000.
It is a heterogeneous town.. |
they
were settlements of the early Man. One
of the chains and the most famous
exists at about a km from the outlet
of Al Jawz river...
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| Bcharreh |
Bziza
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Bcharreh,
1400 meters high, commands a prime
position at the head of the Qadisha
valley just below the famous |
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In
Bziza village in the Koura plain east
of Tripoli, is a well preserved Roman
temple with three if its frontal |
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Cedars
of Lebanon. In Crusader times it was
known as one of the fiefs of the
country of Tripoli... |
portico
columns still standing. In Byzantine
times a two-apse church known as
"Our Lady of the Columns,"
was built within its walls...
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| Douma |
Ehden |
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Douma
is really the country of peace and
silence that penetrates one’s soul
with incredible spontaneity. Rich
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Four
hundred years later, Alexander the
Macedonian's army rebuilt Ehden, and a
group of Macedonians |
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in
its old pagan vestiges and remaining
that rose over Greek debris, Douma’s
St. Doumit’s church, is especially
famous nowadays... |
settled
there (Macedonia is a state of
Greece). Its people spoke Greek for
many years...
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| Hasroun |
Miziara |
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A red-roofed town hugging the edge of
the Qadisha Valley, Hasroun is notable
for its picturesque dwellings, |
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We
learn that our ancestors left Bekfaya
in 1652 and settled in Richta'mout
where they constructed houses |
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old
churches and gardens... |
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a church, which still exists today.
This was during the period when the
Hamade's shiite, and in accordance
with them planted mulberry and
grapevines...
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| Qalamoun |
Tannourine |
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The
"Kalamos" of Greco-Roman
times and the "Calmont" of
the Crusaders, Qalamoun became a
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Tannourine
lies in a splendidly beautiful area
near the mountain of the same name.
The village also shares |
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for
brass work after metal workers from
Tripoli's traditional Souk an-Nahhssin
moved here several decades ago...
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its
name with a cedar forest of some
60,000 trees. These cedars can be seen
along the road that goes north to ...
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| Tripoli |
Zgharta |
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Tripoli
(Trablos), 85 kilometers north of
Beirut, has a special character all its
own. Thanks to its
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Zgharta
is located 10 km south of Tripoli,
resting on the hills of the northwest
area of Lebanon, with a 150
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historical
wealth, relaxed lifestyle and thriving
business climate, this is a city where
modern and medieval blend easily
into a lively and hospitable
metropolis... |
to
250 metre elevation from sea level. It
lies between the rivers of Joueit and
Rashein and is 80 km away from Beirut.... |
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Source:
Ministry of Tourism
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