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Jeita Grotto
The Jeita Grotto is a compound of caves in Lebanon located 20 km north of Beirut in the Valley of Nahr al-Kalb (Dog River). This grotto is made up of two limestone caves, upper galleries and a lower cave through which a 623m long river runs. Geologically, the caves provides a tunnel or escape route for the underground river, which is the principal source of the Dog River. In these caves and galleries, known to man since Palaeolithic times, the action of water in the limestone has created cathedral-like vaults of stalactites and stalagmites, stone curtains and fantastic rock formations.   |