Kadisha Valley

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Kadisha Valley

 

the valley
(Lebanon mountains in the background)

 

town of Bcharré
(Palm Sunday services in St Saba church during my visit)

 

Khalil Gibran, local artist

 


(even though most of his work was done in the U.S., 
the town has a museum of his works.)

 

One of the remaining old Cedars of Lebanon

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Convent of Saint Anthony of Kozhaya

 

the convent

 

the church built into the hillside

 

its interior

 

a monk

 

bible written in Siriac
(An old church language, used during the Ottoman times for secrecy)

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