Famous Resort
Town
(30 Km from Zghorta)
Ehden is a large prosperous town with pleasant weather, good
restaurants and many waterfalls. Its lively town square or midan
is a popular meeting place for residents on warm summer
evenings.
Among the sights to be seen is Ehden is the
mummified body of Yousef Karam, national hero of the 19th
century who lies in state in the village church. Nearby is
Deir Mar Sarkis which has several small chapels, the oldest
dating to the 13th and 14th centuries. There is also the
ancient church of Mar Mema, (Saint Mamas), built in the 8th
century. Higher up is Saydet el Hosn (Our Lady of the
Citadel), which was probably built upon the remains of an
ancient building. From here you get a good view of the cedar
grove and the valley extending all the way to Tripoli.
Horsh Ehden, a nature reserve 4 km east was
established in 1992. This is a protected zone for hundreds of
unique indigenous botanical specimens including rare trees and
flowering plants. It also shelters some of the few surviving
animal wildlife species in the country.
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