This lovely mountain resort town is perched above the eastern end of
the beautiful Kadisha Gorge and at the foothills of the Cedars of Lebanon.
It is the brith place of Lebanon's most famous author
Khalil Gibran. It has a small museum which pays tribute to him.
Beiteddine palace was built over a period of thirty years by Emir Bechir Chehab II.
It's architecture reflects the typical oriental architecture of the 19th century Ottoman Era.
It is remarkable for its glamorous
arcades, multicolored mosaic floors, reception rooms, harems, hammams
and even by its guest house "Diyafa" where passing guests were lodged
(French poet Lamartine stayed once there).
Detail of the Sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of Byblos, seated
on a cherub throne, before an offering table, 13th century B.C (National Museum of Beirut).
Around 1200 B.C. the scribes of Byblos developed an alphabetic phonetic script, the precursor of our modern
alphabet. By 800 B.C., it had traveled to Greece, changing forever the way man communicated.
Located in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, Baalbek is an ancient city
that has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Originally
Canaanite (3rd century BC), the Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines,
and Arabs successively occupied Ba'albek and left their imprints on the
place, often modifying what existed previously.
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This section contains a collection of letters (in Arabic) from a father and mother to their son and his family who are living away from them.
Letters to Jihad
Letter from Aunt Mary - Apr 01, 1987 - 186 hits
Letter from Mary Fares Chaghouri to her nephew Jihad
Letter from Mom - Apr 02, 1987 - 172 hits
Letter from Fadwa Fares to her son Jihad
Letter from Mom - Apr 03, 1987 - 163 hits
Letter from Fadwa Fares to her son Jihad
Letter from Mom - Aug 31, 1987 - 164 hits
Letter from Fadwa Fares to her son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Sep 17, 1987 - 181 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jan 20, 1988 - 176 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Apr 20, 1988 - 160 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jul 14, 1988 - 161 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Sep 05, 1988 - 169 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Nov 19, 1988 - 175 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jan 13, 1989 - 158 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jan 31, 1989 - 164 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Feb 01, 1989 - 156 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jun 19, 1989 - 154 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jul 04, 1989 - 162 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jul 30, 1989 - 157 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Aug 26, 1989 - 158 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Nov 21, 1989 - 163 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Jan 17, 1990 - 170 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Feb 05, 1990 - 164 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Aunt Mary - Feb 17, 1990 - 170 hits
Letter from Mary Fares Chaghouri to her nephew Jihad
Letter from Dad - Mar 20, 1990 - 156 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Oct 08, 1990 - 170 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Nov 24, 1990 - 158 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Dec 23, 1990 - 158 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Feb 15, 1991 - 164 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Mar 13, 1991 - 172 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Dec 07, 1991 - 161 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Mom - Dec 07, 1991 - 167 hits
Letter from Fadwa Fares to her son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Sep 24, 1992 - 171 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
Letter from Dad - Dec 31, 1992 - 177 hits
Letter from Mekhael Fares to his son Jihad
