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Lebanon gem or pearl of Lebanese tourism, which is a narrow coral, and structures and facilities Nantha kind, it is water that flows from limestone Lebanon Heights, and form of sculptures, shapes, strange formations with the passage of time. Whoever sees Jeita Grotto, it can not describe to others.

 As for the location: Jeita Grotto located in the valley of the River Dogs (the valley is 20 kilometers north of Beirut).

As to the internal shape: two layers of the cave are separated from each other , namely:

-          Supreme cave: a cave that the upper class, and pass through the upper layer by a tunnel length of 120 meters, crossing the aisle have tourist overlooking Ay wineries large and wonderful landscapes, and forgotten and stalagmites stalactites, limestone and columns formed by the picturesque nature, which gives glamor, shape, beautiful, dazzling. It was discovered in the cave in 1958 and qualified for the visit and tourism in the hands of the engineer of the artist, and sculptor Lebanese "Ghassan Klink," and opened the upper cave in January 1969 and has was the work of a musical opening ceremony and gave the appropriate French musician "François Bale" was a musical work Last Bamoarh treatment, and presented by the German composer Karl-Heinz Stockhausen, and this particular layer, and very nice for tourists and visitors in terms of her looks and luster.

-          Lower Cave: This is the second part of the cave, which is the bottom, was discovered in the 19th century, and was discovered by the American missionary William Thomson, and the incursion which is 50 meters long, and across Echo launched his own shotgun see how the cave, and the visitor can identify the cave by the passage of 600 meters, but the lower cave of the actual length of 6910 m, a figure that was discovered to date, the visitor enters the cave is by boat on the meanders of the body of water, and during the walk sees columns, stalagmites and stalactites carved by nature free, and the largest carved into the cave called (call time), and has a height of 6 meters and a width of 60 cm, and weighs 75 tons.

Management System Utilities and participate in comprehensive care to stay healthy and free from impurities rocks, because the nature of the nature of the sap of the cave, they are very sensitive, and defects can cause damage the limestone rocks found and lead to change their colors, and the strict measures imposed:

-The lighting is safe for the system vision or eyes.
- It prevents the entry of food and drinks for the cave.
- And also prevents a lot to take pictures.

All this fear on algae growth sting "on the layer of limestone, and enter a very sensitive Msamadtha working on Tkaklha and change their color.
And also works on the palm of visitors integrated team of employees: In the summer working 150 employees through an integrated team and the coach.
In winter, 75 employees working in the cave, and supervised by. Who sees and hears his haste to see her and go to her, have a good trip .