Kadisha Valley — Local services in North Governorate

تغمر الثلوج وادي قاديشا (الوادي المقدس) في لبنان لتخفي ملامح تاريخ من عصر غابر تُظهر الصورة الأثر المتشكل في الوادي والمنحدرات الوعرة حيث السكون وصمت الجبال بين جنبات الوادي تقع عدد من الأديرة المعلقة والصوامع التي يعود تاريخها إلى أول انتشار للمسيحية في الوادي أيضا كهوف طبيعية منحوتة على سفوح التلال - التي يتعذر الوصول إليها تقريبا - ومزينة بلوحات جدارية تشهد على الهندسة المعمارية المصممة خصيصا للاحتياجات الروحية والحيوية لحياة التقشف. زاره الشاعر الفرنسي لامارتين وقال عنه: "لم يترك أي مشهد في نفسي انطباعا كما فعل هذا الوادي، هذا المكان يجمع جمال الخطوط وعظمة القمم ودقة التفاصيل وتنوع الألوان". تعود تسمية "قاديشا" إلى الجذور السامية التي تعني "القداسة"، لكونه أحد رموز الطائفة المارونية المسيحية، وقد كان وجهة اعتكاف للمسلمين أيضا، كما ذكر الرحالة الأندلسي ابن جبير عندما زاره في القرن الثاني عشر. يرتفع الوادي بـ 1500 متر عن سطح البحر، فيما يبلغ عمقه نحو 500 متر ويقع شمال سلسلة جبل لبنان.

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Snow covers the Qadisha Valley (the Holy Valley) in Lebanon, concealing features of a bygone era The photo shows the trail formed in the valley and the rugged slopes where the stillness and silence of the mountains Between the sides of the valley lie a number of hanging monasteries and silos dating back to the first spread of Christianity The valley also has natural caves carved into the slopes of the hills - which are almost inaccessible - decorated with frescoes attesting to the architecture specially designed for the spiritual and vital needs of a life of austerity. The French poet Lamartine visited him and said about him: "No scene made an impression on me like this valley did. This place combines the beauty of lines, the greatness of the peaks, the accuracy of details and the diversity of colors." The name "Qadisha" goes back to the Semitic roots that mean "holiness", as it was one of the symbols of the Maronite Christian community, and it was a destination for Muslims to retreat as well, as the Andalusian traveler Ibn Jubair mentioned when he visited it in the twelfth century. The valley is 1500 meters above sea level, with a depth of about 500 meters, and it is located in the north of the mountain range.

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Kadisha Valley (Arabic: وادي قاديشا), also romanized as the Qadisha Valley and also known as the Kadisha Gorge or Wadi Kadisha (French: Ouadi Qadisha), is a gorge that lies within the Bsharri and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The valley was carved by the Kadisha River, also known as the Nahr Abu Ali when it reaches Tripoli. Kadisha means "Holy" in Aramaic, and the valley is sometimes called the Holy Valley. It has sheltered Christian monastic communities for many centuries. The valley is located at the foot of Mount al-Makmal in...

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