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Article by Lebanon untravelled Website: http://lebanonuntravelled.com Qasr el Ahlam is a castle located in the village of Bakhoun in Dennieh Casa. It was built by Mohamad Hawchar a Lebanese visionary. It is the work of his life. He needed 25 years and stones from all over the world to achieve it. With a huge similarity to Park Guehl in Barcelona, the master piece of Gaudi, Qasr el Ahlam became a major attraction in the region of Dennieh. Qasr el Ahlam, Bakhoun Denieh Talal Hawshar, tel: 03 511278

Producer: Two Wheels Across DOP: Christian Ghammachi Editing: Sebastien Leclercq Colour Grading: Belal Hibri(Rez Visual) Music and Sound Design: Karim Khneisser

The 10 Oldest Cities In The World (3 in Lebanon)   Date: Monday, June 27, 2016 Source:  Arabic Pages THERE’S A CERTAIN AESTHETIC ATTACHED  to the oldest cities in the world: bustling souks beneath a bright blue sky, flowing garments made of whispery white cotton, stone masonry painted yellow by the sun. In reality, however, the oldest cities in the world have faced deep unrest throughout their long histories. Tragically, some are still uninhabitable. The Syrian town of Aleppo, for example, is likely the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world but rages with civil war today. Damascus too is categorically off limits. That’s not to say the ideal is lost. Some of the oldest cities in the world are flourishing. Places like Plovdiv in Bulgaria have adapted to modern society while preserving the beauty of times long past. We examine below both sets of cities: those that flourish and those that still fight. 10. Beirut, Lebanon 3,000 BC Beirut, often lik...

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