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Kadisha Valley
Kadisha Valley
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.
Site Information
Country: Lebanon
District: North Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Paleolithic Age
Oldest Culture: Paleolithic
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God
Date of Inscription: 1998
Exact Location
Weather In Site
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Lebanon Map
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