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The Reserve

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. Historic significance of the Cedars of Lebanon. The cedar forests of Lebanon enjoy the unique distinction as the oldest documented forests in history. The cedars were featured prominently in the earliest written records of the Sumerians dating from the third millennium BC. The Epic of Gilgamesh describes the cedar forests of Lebanon as being "one thousand leagues long and one thousand leagues wide". The Bible records in some detail how King Solomon, King of...

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Cultural Heritage

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. The Historic Significance of the Cedars of Lebanon. The Cedars of Lebanon have an almost magical place in history, not just in the history of Lebanon, but of a number of neighboring countries and conquering empires. People around the world know of the cedars of Lebanon because of the numerous references in the Hebrew texts of the Old Testament. The Bible records in some detail how King Solomon, King of Israel, requested of King Hiram of Tyre to supply c...

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. Adopt a Cedar tree.

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Activities

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. The link between tourism and protected areas is becoming more important as tourism activities are relying more on natural heritage combined with cultural heritage. At the same time protected areas are also becoming more interested in the role of tourism in supporting conservation initiatives. Ecotourism is a field that is very dependent on effective and efficient planning. All the discovery packages proposed in our Eco-tourism Strategy. Price: 39.99 USD.

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Eco-Tourism Packages

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. Eco-tourism Packages "Cedars and Faces". Please click here to download the packages brochure. Hiking in the Reserve with local guide (2-3 hours). Traditional lunch at a Guesthouse. Village cultural tour with local guide. Price: 39.99 USD. Package2: 1 day/1 night. H/B accommodation at local Guesthouse Dinner Overnight Breakfast. Hiking in the Reserve with local guide (2-3 hours). Traditional lunch at a Guesthouse. Village cultural tour with local guide.

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Law

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. Establishing a Natural Protected Area Al-Shouf Cedar. The public properties of the villages of Niha, Jbaa, Mresti, Khreibeh, Maaser, Barouk, Bmohray, Ain Darah and Ain Zhalta are considered as Natural Protected Area in addition to the properties of the east side of Barouk Mountain, the mentioned public properties are located within the borders shown below:. North: Public properties of Ain Darah town. The east side of Barouk Mountain. It is prohibited to tak...

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Shouf Biosphere Reserve

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. The cedar forests of Lebanon enjoy the unique distinction as the oldest documented forests in history. The cedars were featured prominently in the earliest written records of the Sumerians dating from the third millennium BC. The Epic of Gilgamesh describes the cedar forests of Lebanon as being "one thousand leagues long and one thousand leagues wide". Join US on Facebook. Adopt a cedar - Adopt Life. Check Your Tree Online. Adopt a Cedar tree.

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Geodiversity

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Local Festivals and Events. Adopt a Cedar tree. For more details please download. Form of the mountain range. One particularly noteworthy cave, estimated to be 700 meters long, is located near Niha village. Villagers report an abundance of stalactites and stalagmites and that there is an underground body of water. Normally snow has little overall direct effect on stream-flow within the watershed. However, on rare occasions warm rains falling on the snow-pack may result in rapid melting and release of...