Balouaa
(42 Km from Batroun)

    Tannourine lies in a splendidly beautiful area near the mountain of the same name. The village also shares its name with a cedar forest of some 60,000 trees. These cedars can be seen along the road that goes north to Hadath al-jobbe, which, although in poor condition, wends its way through wild and isolated scenery up to the Qadisha gorge.

    In and around Tannourine village are numerous scattered remnants from pre-Roman, Roman and Byzantine times. The Crusader Church of Mar Chalita is further evidence of its long history and even today the saint is honored in an annual feast on August 20.