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| BSHARRI |
Bsharri is a Lebanese city at 1,400 m of altitude near the Kadisha Valley.
Bsharri is just under the Cedar forest and is the birthplace of the famous poet, painter and sculptor Khalil Gibran.
Bsharri was the site of a Phoenician settlement in ancient times. Maronite Christians fleeing persecution were attracted to its mountainous terrain in the 7th Century AD. The valley of Kadisha, below the town, became the spiritual center of the Maronite Church. The town was known as Buissera by the Crusades.
Today, the village is located in a highly touristic zone including such attractions as the Gibran Tomb and Museum, Kadisha Valley, the Cedars of God forest, a ski resort and Bka'kafra (the birthplace of St Charbel). |
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