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Originally posted by Epicurus Malek, isn't that Ma3loula? I remember going there a couple of years ago. Really really too bad they don't protect these sites better than they do. For those who don't know, legend has it that Ma3loula, a devout Christian girl who was persecuted by the Romans (?) at the time, escaped them when God literally split the moutain in two, creating a path for her to escape through. That's what you see in the picture. Legend aside, that place is an absolute gem when it comes to culture and history, as they still speak Aramaic there and have some of the oldest churches in the world (150 A.D.) I still remember attending mass there given entirely in Aramaic, and buying a rendition of the mass on cassette. They need to protect these sites dammit, especially from all this graffiti bullshit

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Its ma3loula... check the site, its says that and more pics are available there.

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