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Destination Guide Lebanon

Jounieh

Jounieh (Arabic جونيه, or Junia, جونية) is a coastal city about 16 km north of Beirut, Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, and cablecar, which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (Arabic بكركي, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church.

Located at 33.9697, 35.6156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Tourism in Lebanon

Jeita Grotto

The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres . The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Located at 33.9434, 35.6414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Caves of Lebanon, Natufian sites, Show caves, Limestone caves, Grottoes, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Landforms of Lebanon, Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Upper Paleolithic, Paleolithic, Neolithic settlements

Keserwan District

Keserwan (Qadaa' Keserwèn) is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Jounieh.

Located at 33.9697, 35.6156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Districts of Lebanon, Keserwan District

Our Lady of Lebanon

Our Lady of Lebanon, also known as Notre Dame du Liban, is a marian shrine and a pilgrimage site, honoring the patron saint of the Mediterranean country of Lebanon. The Lebanese Christians as well as the Druze and Muslims have a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch named her the "Queen of Lebanon" in 1908 upon completion of the shrine.

Located at 33.9817, 35.6514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Marian shrines, Marian devotions, Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Roman Catholic devotions, Christianity in Lebanon, Eastern Catholicism, Maronite Church, Pope John Paul II, Places of worship in Lebanon, Churches in Lebanon, Titles of Mary, Sufi shrines, Shia shrines, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Bkerké

Bkerké is the See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate, located 650 m above the bay of Jounieh in Lebanon. The See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate was originally in Antioch, but due to persecution, it moved first to Saint Maron's Monastery on the Orontes River and then to varied locations in Mount Lebanon, such as Kfarhay, Yanouh, Mayfouq, Lehfed, Habeel, Kfifan, Al Kafr, and Hardeen in the Byblos region.

Located at 33.9681, 35.6336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, History of Lebanon, Maronite Church, Patriarchs of Antioch, Maronites, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Notre Dame University – Louaize

Notre Dame University – Louaize is a Catholic, independent university in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. Founded in cooperation with Beirut University College in 1978,as the Louaize College for Higher Education (LCHE). The name was changed to Notre Dame University – Louaize on August 14, 1987 when the President of The Lebanese Republic issued a decree number 4116 granting the right to operate an independent university.

Located at 33.9501, 35.6123 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities in Lebanon, Educational institutions established in 1987

Ballouneh

Ballouneh is a small town neighboring Ajaltoun and located in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. It has an approximate area of 3.93 km and an altitude of 650-700 m above sea level.

Located at 33.9495, 35.6746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate

Jeita

Jeita is a Lebanese town located in the Keserwan District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. The town is about 20 kilometres north of Beirut. It is famous for the Jeita Grotto which is a popular tourist attraction, as well as the Nahr al-Kalb, a river that runs from a spring near the grotto emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the town's inhabitants are followers of the Maronite Church. The name Jeita is derived from the Aramaic word Ge’itta, meaning "roar" or "noise".

Located at 33.9539, 35.6433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Keserwan District