 Scenery
Kaftoun Scenery Kaftoun Scenery (5 Albums) |
 Religious Sites
Christian Religious Sites such as the Kaftoun Greek Orthodox Theotokos Monastery Religious Sites (3 Albums) |
 People
Photos of some kaftoun inhabitents Kaftoun People (6 Albums) |
 Architecture
The houses of Kaftoun and their architecture Kaftoun Architecture (35 Pictures) |
 Records
Public Records Records (1 Pictures) |
 Flora
Flora Kaftoun Flora (69 Pictures) |
 Projects
Kaftoun Projects Kaftoun Projects (1 Albums) |
 Panoramas
Panoramas of Kaftoun and surrounding areas Panoramas (3 Pictures) |
Visits
Photographs taken during visits to Kaftoun Kaftoun Visits (1 Albums) |
 Lebanon
Photographs of places in Lebanon Lebanon (11 Albums) |
 Contributed Photos
Photograps contributed by registered users Contributed Photos (18 Albums) |
 Italy
Photographs of places in Italy Italy (1 Albums) |
 Syria
Photographs of places in Syria Syria (2 Albums) |
 Saudi Arabia
Photographs of places in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (1 Albums) |
The Village of Kaftoun, Koura, Lebanon
Kaftoun Gallery 
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.
