It was found in 1963 by the Speleologists Club and excavated by Father Hours | |
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Jeita was not on the list | The Jeita Grotto was a candidate for the competition |
2000 Appreciation from the Arab Musical Association".
9Maroun Hajj, the oarsman shown on the stamp, still leads boat tours forty years after the stamp was issued | Though inhabited in , the lower cave was not rediscovered until 1836 by Reverend William Thomson; it can only be visited by boat since it channels an that provides fresh drinking water to more than a million Lebanese |
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In 1958 the lower caverns were opened to the public, meanwhile exploration was still underway mainly by the Lebanese Caving Club | Spaces speak, are you listening? The upper cave contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, , columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies |
It was first noted in 1833 by Botta and excavated by in two positions in 1898, 1900, 1908 and 1910.
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