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Al Qatteen Convent

Al Qatteen Convent- Saydet El Bzaz-El Dorr (Our Lady of the Breast Shrine): Dated back to the 6th century, it is carved into the rocks, where there are caves...
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Maroun Abboud museum, Kfaa

Maroun Abboud’s Biography: In 1886, Maroun Abboud was born on February 9, in Ain Kfaa. His father sent him to the village school, under the oak tree, where...
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Cedars of Jaj

Nestled in the high mountain of Jaj,at an altitude of 1,500 meters (4,800 feet), this cluster of cedars is one of the most ancient natural reserves left of the ...
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Haqel fossils

  The Hakel fish layers have been defined as Cenomanian V, 95 Million years. The limestone is well stratified. The strata are variable inclined downward...
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Saint Charbel church, Maad

It is the oldest church in Maad, it is closed and visitors have to ask for the key at Mrs. Ghalieh Issa’s house. It was built in the 12th century on the foothil...
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Saint Mary church, Smar Jbeil

Smar Jbeil is one of the oldest villages in Lebanon.  It has a very old castle at the western entrance of the village built on a strategic hill. In the center o...
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Rachana, an open air museum

In Aramaic, Rachana means « Me, the Head ». Bordered by the sea to the West, the famous castle of Smar Jbeil to the East and the Madfoun River to the South. The...
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The citadel of Smar Jbail

  Smar Jbail  is a village located in the Batroun District in the North of Lebanon. It is located on a hill facing the Mediterenean sea at 500 m elevati...