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anjar | baalbeck | batroun | beirut | beiteddine | byblos | jounieh | quadisha | sidon | cedars | tripoli | tyr | zahle |
Cedars
are among the last survivors of the gigantic forests that lay across About 375 trees are what
remain in this forest. Some between 1200 and 2000 years old, stand on
slopes 1950 meters high. Not far from the 3088 meters Ancient
Phoenicians used the wood of the Cedars known scientifically as "cedrus
libani" to build the ships and houses. This wood was used too for the
commercial exchange with other societies in the neighborhood. From Nowadays, the village of the Cedars, over 2000 meters in altitude, is a very charming ski resort with hotels, chalets and sky lifts. And never forget that the
cedars nowadays, are the emblem of
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