Grotto Mavaj

The cave draws Zairha Blouhadtha making fun of water, falling stones made up of great engineering. This modern discovery ancient cave has remained a mystery people of the region who were they enter small lamps and distance is not far, that Astsalehha and invested son of the region, retired Brigadier General Nabil Haider, who was playing at its entrance at the age of 14 years, and has remained a dream cherished, he returned to it after the weird 28-year-old taking Upon himself to rehabilitate this rare tourist attraction.He says Haider, in his speech for the «Middle East», which met him between the parts of the cave «for as long as you want to make the cave a popular destination and tourist landmark par excellence meant tourists and Lebanese and be the focus of attention, similar to other tourist sites in Lebanon, Vtaakedt with the Lebanese Order of the Maronite owner of the land for this purpose» . He adds «you rehabilitation process at my own expense, where it took three years to appear after the cave Mavaj to what it is now equipped with the necessary safe and easy lighting and walkways even for children.»In the history of the cave and in 1938 it was discovered by the French, it is said to be Almstguren French had to use inflatable boats to cross the ponds and lakes within it.After a lot of efforts, arrived along the cave qualified and prepared for a visit to the 220 meters, except for the tunnels, as will be the rehabilitation of an additional 80 meters in the second phase, and thus become a distance of 300 meters. At that explains Haider «sufficient and important area for visitors, because we can not enter thousands of meters, it is a natural cave with all sense of the word, pathways safe and easy transit, refreshing and healthy and the air.»Beirut away from the cave 55 km, and 20 km the city of Byblos, and above the sea level of 800 m. A tourist attraction Lebanese promising, and has become today the breathtaking beauty and splendor of nature of the first concerns of visitors and lovers of tourism.Enter the cave, and how much surprise greatness of the Creator, water is made up constantly, and show very clearly. The most Afattk what it is filtered water in some corners, and notes that there are tens of thousands of outstanding water points, and remain so throughout the nine-month period, after falling in the winter, leaving the cataclysms of hanging at the rate of ten millimeters each year.The terrain constitute a surprise for the visitor, do not know how will be after all the meters, they are a variety of forms, and send a glamorous rarely surprising and curiosity actually Bohjha scattered diamond, even Tkhal yourself in front of crystal chandelier radiate beauty is unparalleled. In the cave also halls and corridors and corridors and towering heights, knowing that is accessible through a length of about 40 meters drawer.And unique in this cave, it turns to winter flowing river flows into the town Fidar, adjacent to the city of Jbeil.Temperature inside the cave is 12 degrees Celsius throughout the year, and notes in the center allocated to the presence of a spot at least an area of ​​about one hundred and fifty meters, is emitted in its parts rare glamor posed by multiple mud colors with volcanic rocks black, across the cataclysms unmatched distance, Vtaatmazj colors with each leaving paintings impress visitors.Turning to the word «Mavaj» It Aramaic means «Holy Land» Since the days of the Phoenicians its contents from caves in the region, some of which still exists to this day, in Arabic means «dent and flow of water from the inside».Here it must be said it is aptly named, as the water flooded the whole, forcing curators them to the closure of more than six months a year, and remove all the lights where, perhaps the most prominent obstacles faced by Haider in the cave, saying «When we go back to the opening of the cave, we go back to zero at work and rehabilitation, but the beauty of it is renewed annually, which is always felt by the visitor. »In response to our question about the support received by the custodians of the cave confirms Haider «No one helps us even now to highlight this tourist attraction, and what has helped us is our way of St. Charbel, who actually saved Jbeil entire region and gave life to these villages which were remote and has become close to the people» .And according to Haider ironic that the media did not mention this cave, and maybe some interests preclude this site Lebanese definition through the media, expressing his regret at the absence of official attention to tourism on the physical level, as each individual tourism projects and predominantly personal nature.On the subject of the profits they are still in their infancy, and is entering a very small stipend fee, and here draws Haider «Our goal is that all the Lebanese see this tourist attraction, and there prices are very low for the schools, as you wander in risked many ideas in the process of implementation with regard to orphans and children of martyrs and social cases the other, including those that allow for the disabled to visit the cave and enjoy Bgamaladtha. »