Monday, July 31, 2017

The Jeita Grotto, Lebanon


The Jeita Grotto (Arabicمغارة جعيتا‎‎) is a system of two separate, but interconnected,karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres (5.6 mi). The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Though inhabited in prehistoric times, the lower cave was not rediscovered until 1836 by Reverend William Thomson; it can only be visited by boat since it channels anunderground river that provides fresh drinking water to more than a million Lebanese.

The Jeita cave is situated at the center of the western flanks of the Lebanon mountains, more specifically in the Nahr al-Kalb valley, its natural entrance is about 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level.














Photo Source: Collected from Internet

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