🏛️ Ouadi Qadisha (Holy Valley)

Lebanon · Asia · Cultural · 34.25°N, 35.90°E

Kadisha Valley, also romanized as the Qadisha Valley and also known as the Kadisha Gorge or Wadi Kadisha, is a gorge that lies within the Bsharri and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The valley was carved by the Kadisha River, also known as the Nahr Abu Ali when it reaches Tripoli. Kadisha means "Holy" in Aramaic, and the valley is sometimes called the Holy Valley. It has sheltered Christian monastic communities for many centuries. The valley is located at the foot of Mount al-Makmal in northern Lebanon.

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Quick facts

Country	Lebanon
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.25°N, 35.90°E · view on map

Ouadi Qadisha (Holy Valley) is a cultural World Heritage site in Lebanon, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Ouadi Qadisha (Holy Valley) was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Lebanon

City of Tyre · Byblos · Ruins of Baalbek (Heliopolis) · Anjar · Tyre · Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) · Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli · Mount Amel Castles.

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