Lebanon - The castles of Mount Amel: Qalaat Al Chakif (Beaufoert castle), Qalaat Tibnin (Toron castle), Qalaat Chakra (Dubieh castle), Qalaat Deir kifa (Maron Castle), Burj Al Naoqoura (Naqoura tower)

The castles of Mount Amel: Qalaat Al Chakif (Beaufoert castle), Qalaat Tibnin (Toron castle), Qalaat Chakra (Dubieh castle), Qalaat Deir kifa (Maron Castle), Burj Al Naoqoura (Naqoura tower)

Lebanon - Sacred Mount Hermon and its associated cultural monuments

Sacred Mount Hermon and its associated cultural monuments

Lebanon - Ras al-Qalaat promontory / Ras Al Natour promontory / Ras el-Mlelih Promontory

Ras al-Qalaat promontory / Ras Al Natour promontory / Ras el-Mlelih Promontory

Lebanon - The international fair Rachid Karameh of Tripoli-Lebanon

The international fair Rachid Karameh of Tripoli-Lebanon

Lebanon - The ancient city of Tripoli

The ancient city of Tripoli

Lebanon - Set of historical monuments and natural sites of the village of Menjez

Set of historical monuments and natural sites of the village of Menjez.

Lebanon - Monument: Temple of Echmoun

It is a monumental ensemble destined for the cult of Echmoun, the revered healing god of Saida during the Phoenician Epoch. The site has undergone many changes and additions between the end of the 7th century BC. until VII - VIIIth century AD In view of the great wealth of the sculptures and mosaics found there, it seems that the site has been the subject of great devotion during this long period. The almost uninterrupted occupation of the site for centuries and the various transformations it has undergone demonstrate that it was closely linked to the life of the city of Saïda.

Lebanon - Historic Center of Saida

The ancient city, limited to the North by the port and to the South by the old tell (Bronze Age) is organized according to a mesh of narrow and vaulted ways when they pass under a building. The main streets are oriented North / South. The ensemble consists of khans (caravanserais), hammams (baths) madrassas (Koranic schools), shops, workshops, housing and places of worship. There is now in Saïda an Association for the Protection of the Environment and Heritage. The Hariri Foundation funded the restoration of the Great Mosque and Khan el-Franj (Caravanserai of the French). The Municipality of Saïda and the General Direction of Antiquities intervene on public spaces. We will also mention that the area around the historic center is likely to be affected by many important developments in the coming years. A classification would undoubtedly make it possible to elaborate a project conciliating a general safeguard of the place and the social and economic nocessities of the region.

Lebanon - Historic Center of Batroun

Batroun is a small port located on the sea whose old houses (a large part of which is on the Lebanese Official List of Listed Monuments and Listed Historical Monuments and Sites) organized around narrow alleys are an example of traditional Lebanese architecture. There are, in addition, the remains of a Roman amphitheater whose steps are cut in the rock. Recent archaeological excavations have uncovered a necropolis (sarcophagi) and Byzantine mosaics. Other vestiges representative of the successive occupations (vestiges of the Phoenician period, medieval castle located on a ground being expropriation, etc.) make of Batroun an important witness of the history of Lebanon. A few kilometers north of Batroun, the medieval castle of Mseileha built on a rocky peak is quite impressive. The surrounding lands are currently the subject of an expropriation procedure.