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 | The Holy Theotokos
The Holy Theotokos - St. Foka's (Phokas) Church, Kaftoun. Icon the work of Mekhael Muhanna Al-Qudisi, 1886.
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 | St. Michael
St. Michael - St. Foka's (Phokas) Church, Kaftoun. Icon the work of Mekhael Muhanna Al-Qudisi, 1886.
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 | St. Phokas Bishop of Sinope
Holy Martyr and Wonderworker Phokas Bishop of Sinope - Patron Saint of Kaftoun. Icon the work of Mekhael Muhanna Al-Qudisi, 1886.
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 | Christ The King
Christ The King - St. Foka's (Phokas) Church, Kaftoun. Icon the work of Mekhael Muhanna Al-Qudisi, 1886.
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 | Panoramic View SW
Panoramic view of Kaftoun taken from the roof top of Mekhael Fares' house in the direction of Batroun District to the south and Btaaboura hills to the west [Aug 2004].
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 | Announcement
Announcement posted on the bulletin board in the center of Kaftoun. Announcement shows an income/expenses statement for the Burial Society of Kaftoun for the year 2003. Records show the death of Joseph Chaghouri and Yasmeen Semaan. God have mercy on their souls!
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 | Panoramic View 360
Panoramic view of Kaftoun taken from the roof top of Mekhael Fares' house [Aug 2004].
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 | Daad & Farid Karam Reserve
Panoramic view of the grounds of the Daad and Farid Karam Reserve and surrounding areas as seen from one of the rest area shelters still under construction [Aug 2004].
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 | Karam's House
Stone identifying the builder (jurji Elias from Amioun) and date (1882) of George Karam’s house. This house was built by his grandfather Jurjus (George) and passed on to him through his father the late Karam Karam. His father held various positions at the American University of Beirut, from which he retired as provost (administrator of high rank) [Feb 2004].
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 | Theotokos Monastery
The Kaftoun Theotokos Monastery - picture courtesy of Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Byblos & Botrys
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The Village of Kaftoun, Koura, Lebanon
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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.
