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Few caverns in the world approach the magnificent and
astonishing wealth of the extent of those of Jeita, as
raindrops of more than hundreds thousands years have worked
a magic wonder in the limestone of the Mount Lebanon range
near the Dog River (Nahr El-Kalb).
In these caves and galleries, known to man since Paleolithic
times, the action of water has created cathedral-like vaults
beneath the wooded hills of Mount Lebanon forming one of the
world's most beautiful and astonishing caverns found 20 km
north of
Beirut.
In summer you can visit both the upper and lower galleries
while enjoying the refreshingly cool temperature inside the
caves. The lower section is sometimes closed in winter when
the water level is high, but the extensive upper galleries
are open all the time.
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