Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) World Heritage Site

Official name

Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) | UNESCO

Country

Lebanon | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Qadisha Valley, Becharre District, Governorate of North Lebanon
34.2433° Lat, 36.4880° Lon | Map

Code

850

Time Zone

Asia/Beirut (EEST, +0300)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1998. 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.