Kadisha Valley, also Qadisha Valley, Kadisha Gorge, Wadi Kadisha is a gorge that lies within the Becharre and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The Valley contains many natural caves have been used as shelters and for burials back as far as the Palaeolithic period. It has sheltered Christian monastic communities for many centuries. Kadisha Valley was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.