natural wonder
Jeita Grotto
A spectacular system of two interconnected limestone caves with the world's longest stalactite, explored by foot and underground boat.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Bekaa, Lebanon · Asia
Zahlé is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Aanjar, 27km from Jeita Grotto.
Zahlé is a town located in Bekaa, Lebanon. With a population of 78,145, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Zahlé sits in Lebanon. It's in the Asia/Beirut time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Zahlé to your route.
Zahlé (Arabic: زَحْلة, romanized: Zaḥlah, locally Zaḥleh) is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area (the JouniehRead more
urban area is larger).
Zahlé is located 55 km (34 mi) east of the capital Beirut, close to the Beirut-Damascus road, and lies at the junction of Mount Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, at a mean elevation of 1,000 m. Established in the 18th century by Christians, Zahlé maintains its predominantly Greek Catholic character. The city has historically enjoyed convenient accessibility via road and rail, leveraging its strategic location as a trade hub.
Zahlé is known as the "Bride of the Beqaa" and "the Neighbor of the Gorge" for its geographical location and attractiveness, but also as "the City of Wine and Poetry". It is famous throughout Lebanon and the region for its pleasant climate, numerous riverside restaurants and quality arak. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic and are known in Arabic as Zahlawi.
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Zahlé is located in Bekaa, Lebanon, Asia. The coordinates are 33.8468 latitude, 35.9020 longitude.
Zahlé has a population of approximately 78,145 people, making it a town in Lebanon.
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natural wonder
A spectacular system of two interconnected limestone caves with the world's longest stalactite, explored by foot and underground boat.
27 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Home to some of the largest and best-preserved Roman temple ruins in the world, including the colossal Temple of Jupiter with its iconic six standing columns.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Emir Bashir II's early-19th-century palace in the Chouf, built over thirty years with carved cedar ceilings, inlaid marble and a museum of Byzantine mosaics in the stables. Still the president's official summer residence.
34 km · about 40 min drive
restaurant
A Mar Mikhael kitchen where a different village cook takes over each day, laying out a buffet of her own region's dishes and talking diners through them. Part of the Souk el Tayeb farmers' network.
35 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
A meltwater cascade drops roughly 90m past three stacked natural limestone bridges into a 240m chasm near Tannourine. The bridges are the reason to come, and the falls only run in spring.
36 km · about 40 min drive
restaurant
A tiny Gouraud Street diner serving Lebanese home cooking off a blackboard of daily specials, open over fifty years and through the civil war. Rebuilt after the 2020 port blast destroyed it.
36 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world with Phoenician temples, a Crusader castle, and a charming ancient harbor.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A UNESCO grove of the ancient Lebanon cedars that once covered Mount Lebanon, some trees over 1,000 years old and symbols of the nation.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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