Jeita Grotto

18369 km surveyedLebanon

CountryLebanon

RegionJeita

Discovered1836

Size/Depth9 km surveyed

About Jeita Grotto

Two interconnected limestone caves. The lower cave contains an underground river and is visited by boat. The upper cave has the worlds largest stalactite at 8.2 m. A candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Closed during the civil war, reopened in 1995.

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