It was re-opened to the public in 1995 | The Jeita grotto is the longest explored cave in Lebanon |
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The White Chamber is medium-sized, but has the most impressive formations of the cave | It hosts approximately 280,000 visitors per year |
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Description [ ] "The Guardian of Time", a sculpture by Lebanese artist Tony Farah outside the lower cave at Jeita | Also in the ticket included is the cable car, the train, the mini zoo, and the Phoenician garden |
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The galleries are composed of a series of chambers the largest of which peaks at a height of 12 metres 39 ft | Geologically, the caves provide a tunnel or escape route for the underground river, which is the principal source of Nahr al-Kalb |
Until a few years ago the cave management was very insistent about having the longest stalactite in the world.
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