Qadisha Valley
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Qadisha Valley is a deep, historic gorge in northern Lebanon renowned for its ancient Christian monastic communities and dramatic natural landscapes, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | North Governorate of Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holy Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kadisha Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Maronite Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Monastery of Mar Lishaa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monastery of Our Lady of Hawqa NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Qannoubine Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous hermit caves ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Mediterranean mountain environment ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | limestone valley ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
caves and grottoes
ⓘ
historic churches and chapels ⓘ rocky cliffs ⓘ terraced slopes ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
center of Maronite monastic life
ⓘ
refuge for persecuted Christian communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Maronite Christian heritage
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ancient Christian monastic communities ⓘ dramatic natural landscapes ⓘ early Christian monasticism ⓘ rock-cut monasteries and hermitages ⓘ |
| linkedHeritageSite | Forest of the Cedars of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Lebanon region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qadisha River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Lebanon ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Holy (in Aramaic/Syriac) ⓘ |
| near |
Bsharri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cedars of God forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mount Lebanon mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman period ⓘ early Christian era ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national heritage site of Lebanon ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| topography | deep narrow gorge ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| watercourse | Qadisha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cedars of God