Gibran Museum

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest.

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. Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest is situated 3 km east of Gibran Museum.

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.

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.

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 3½ km west of Gibran Museum.

Gibran Museum

Type: Museum
Description: biographical museum in Bsharri, Lebanon
Categories: biographical museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.24986° or 34° 14′ 60″ north

Longitude

36.01912° or 36° 1′ 9″ east

Open location code

8G6R62X9+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 570665073

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5559245

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Gibran Museum” goes by many names.

Arabic: “متحف جبران”
Chinese: “纪伯伦博物馆”
German: “Gibran Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bcharreh Governmental Hospital and Al Khayriyeh Garden.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Committee of Friends of the Cedar Forests and Christian Martyr status.

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Worth a closer look: Tripoli and Batroun.

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