Wadi Qadisha

Lebanon / as-Samal / Tarabulus as-Sam /
 valley, forest, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Wadi Qadisha has been inhabited mainly by monks since early christianity. Classified as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO: whc.unesco.org/en/list/850
There are four main monastic complexes:
The Qannubine Monastery
The Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya
The Monastery of Our Lady of Hawqa
The Monastery of Mar Lishaa
The Monastery of Mar Sarkis, Ehden

www.destinationlebanon.gov.lb/eng/Qadisha/Qadisha.asp
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadisha_valley
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Coordinates:   34°15'55"N   35°57'33"E