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THE CITY OF BEIRUT:
Beirut the capital of Lebanon was built on the largest rocky
promontory of the cost , it was in the ancient times
overshadowed by more powerful neighbors.
When Sidon or Tyre began to decline in the first millennium B.C,
Beirut acquired more influence & in the Roman times Beirut
became an important port & a cultural center.
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BAALBECK:
Baalbeck is
an acropolis in the Bekaa valley considered as one of the
largest & best preserved corpus of Roman architecture left
to us. Many ancient temples are existed there, immense columns
& other impressive ruins can be seen there.
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ANJAR:
Anjar is
the only walled remaining city in Lebanon, the stones &
carvings were brought by a decree of the Omayyad caliph Al-Walid
in the early 8th century A.D. the ruins of this sites
recall the days of the first Moslem suzerains. who speared their
influence from Damascus to Spain & India.
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THE
GROTTOS OF JEITA:
In the heart of the mountains the Water grotto Jeita was
discovered in 1837 to a distance of 7 km. into the mountain rock
uncovering a dazzling array of stalactites & stalagmites. In
the nineteen sixties another magnificent Dry grotto was
discovered. Those two grottos in Lebanon were developed to be a
very popular tourist distention.
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BEITEDDINE:
This
magnificent palace was built in the 19th century ,
decorated by Damascene artists. The palace with it’s arcades ,
galleries & rooms is a grate model of the eastern
architecture. Today this building houses a museum.
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TRIPOLI
(TRABLOS):
Tripoli is the second largest city in Lebanon, it was the center
of Phoenician confederation with Sidon, Tyre & Arados
Island, hence the name Tripoli means Triple city.
This city is reach with monuments from Crusaders & Mamluke
times.
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BYBLOS
(JBAIL):
One of the
oldest town in the world ,around 90000 years old & one of
the richest archeological areas in the middle east. It was the
commercial & religious capital of the Phoenician cost. This
old part of the town with it’s cafés , restaurants &
ruins make Byblos a popular distention.
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SIDON
(SAIDA):
Sidon was the third grate Phoenicians state rivaling Byblos
& Tyre as a navel power, it was the capital of the fifth
Persian satrapy & a showplace of buildings & gardens.
The castle of the sea, the Grate Mosque, the ruins of the castle
of St. Louis, The Phoenician temple & the burial ground are
some of the remarkable features in this site. |

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TYRE
(SOUR):
Tyre was
built on a small rocky island near the cost, in the 10th
century two ports & a temple were constructed on the
mainland sector of the city. Behind the walls of this city
Tyrians successfully defied their enemies till the island was
overwhelmed by constructing a grate causeway from the shore to
the island. Impressive Roman & Phoenician’s remains
remarks this island, it’s also notable for it’s high-rise
buildings. Not far from Tyre is Qana where Jesus turned water
into wine at the wedding feast. |

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