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Kadisha Valley

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Lebanon
Best of: Valley, Christianity
Description:
The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monasteries, many of which are of a great age, stand in dramatic positions in a rugged landscape. Nearby are the remains of the great forest of cedars of Lebanon, highly prized in antiquity for the construction of great religious buildings. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Kadisha Valley", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.