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  • The Great Phoenician Trench in Enfeh

  • The Great Phoenician Trench in Enfeh

    The Great Phoenician Trench in Enfeh is an ancient trench located in the town of Enfeh in North Governorate, Lebanon. It dates back to the Phoenician times in the 2nd millennium BC and was used as a dry dock.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Ras al-Qalaat promontory / Ras Al Natour promontory / Ras el-Mlelih Promontory.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    The Great Phoenician Trench in Enfeh
    by Sami Bado, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    The Great Phoenician Trench in Enfeh

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

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    Ancient Rock Workes

    Location

    Lebanon

    North

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    Second Millennium BC

    Phoenician

    Phoenician

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    Phoenician Monuments

     

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