Kadisha Valley

Kadisha Valley (Arabic: وادي قاديشا), the Qadisha Valley and AKA the Kadisha Gorge or Wadi Kadisha (French: Ouadi Qadisha), is a gorge within the Bsharri and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The valley was carved by the Kadisha River, AKA 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 hundreds of years. The valley is at the foot of Mount al-Makmal.