Qadisha Valley and Cedars of God
Also known as Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Lebanon
Inscribed
1998
Area
1,720 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Qadisha Valley and Cedars of God is about 17 km south-east of Ṭarābulus. The nearest other World Heritage site is Rachid Karami Fair, Tripoli, about 20 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ṭarābulus · about 530,000 peopleabout 17 km north-west
- Zahlé · about 78,000 peopleabout 50 km south
- Beirut · about 1,846,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
- Tartus · about 163,000 peopleabout 65 km north
- Ad Nabk · about 50,000 peopleabout 75 km east
- Homs · about 1,005,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LebanonCultural21 km away
LebanonCultural33 km away
LebanonCultural39 km away
LebanonCultural62 km away
SyriaCultural62 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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