Qadisha Grotto

Qadisha Grotto is a cave in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,741 metres. Qadisha Grotto is situated nearby to the evergreen forest Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest, as well as near the town Bsharri.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest and Gibran Museum.

Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest

Evergreen forest

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The Cedars of God is a forest in the Kadisha Valley of Bsharre, Lebanon. It is a vestige of the extensive forests of the Lebanon cedar that thrived across Mount Lebanon in antiquity.

Gibran Museum

Museum

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The Gibran Museum, formerly the Monastery of Mar Sarkis, is a biographical museum in Bsharri, Lebanon, 120 kilometres from Beirut. It is dedicated to the Lebanese writer, philosopher, and artist Kahlil Gibran. Gibran Museum is situated 1½ km northwest of Qadisha Grotto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bsharri and Bekaa Kafra.

Bsharri

Town

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Bsharri is a Lebanese town located in the district of the same name, North Governorate, situated at altitudes between 1,100 m and 3,088 m. Bsharri is the location of the Cedars of God, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only remaining place where the Cedrus libani tree grows natively. Bsharri is situated 2½ km west of Qadisha Grotto.

Bekaa Kafra

Village

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Bekaa Kafra is a Lebanese village located in the Bsharri District in Northern Lebanon. Bekaa Kafra is located above the village of Bsharri across the Kadisha Valley. Bekaa Kafra is situated 3 km west of Qadisha Grotto.

Hasroun

Village

Hasroun is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, overlooking the southern branch of this valley, the Qannoubine Valley. Hasroun is situated 5 km west of Qadisha Grotto.

Qadisha Grotto

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.24393° or 34° 14′ 38″ north

Longitude

36.03641° or 36° 2′ 11″ east

Elevation

1,741 metres (5,712 feet)

Open location code

8G6R62VP+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4426215148

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

GeoNames ID

269640

Wikidata ID

Q3117163

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Qadisha Grotto” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مغارة قاديشا”
Cebuano: “Mghâret Qâdîcha”
French: “grotte de Qadisha”
French: “Grotte de Qadisha”
French: “Mghâret Qâdîcha”
German: “Magharat Qadisha”
German: “Maghārat Qādīshā”
German: “Mgharet Qadicha”
German: “Mghâret Qâdîcha”
Swedish: “Mghâret Qâdîcha”

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