Ghadir

Ghadir is a village in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Ghadir is situated nearby to the town Zouk Mikael, as well as near Sarba.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bkerké and Lower Grotto.

Bkerké

Monastery

Photo: J.Hassoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bkerké is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 350 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon.

The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 4 km south of Ghadir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jounieh and Zouk Mikael.

Jounieh

Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.

Jounieh is a city in Lebanon. It is closely associated with Beirut, the capital. Jounieh is located 16 km to the north of Beirut.

Zouk Mikael

Town

Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zouk Mikael is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.