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(Cable
Car,
Views
and
Churches
26
km) Harissa
can
be
reached
from
Jounieh
by
cable
car,
a
nine-minute
ride
that
takes
you
up
600
meters
from
the
coast
to
the
precipitous
mountain
top.
A
less
breathtaking
approach
is
by
road
from
Jounieh.
Near
the
cable
car
terminus
is
a
church
and
a
spectacular
cathedral
begun
in
1970,
as
well
as
the
famous
landmark
Statue
of
the
Virgin
Mary
erected
in
1908.
Inside
the
base
of
the
statue
is
a
chapel
while
outside
a
spiral
staircase
leads
to
the
top. |
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The area around Harissa is home to some 20 churches and monasteries. The oldest, Saint Anthony of Padua, was built by the Franciscans on land granted by Emir Fakhreddine II in 1628 and confirmed by the Al-Khazen sheikhs. Nearby Bzoummar is the site of the Armenian Catholic patriarchal residence, while the Patriarchate of the Syrian Catholic Community is in Sharfeh. Harissa is also the seat of the Papal Nuncio in Lebanon. | ||
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OTHER
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