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Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at Afqa Waterfall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYhkyZJaL3/?igshid=iv9r7yhu7hz1

Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at Chîr Afqa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYcJZOpcDw/?igshid=dkwezuvn1a4j

Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at أفقا) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYaf5QJkhD/?igshid=1pu634wtgjdw1

Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at Chîr Afqa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYKV6VJBih/?igshid=5k8nlkjg63d

Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at Afqa Waterfall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYI8pBpOM5/?igshid=71so1xj3a3ku

Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at Afqa Waterfall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAX_qrfJkZ6/?igshid=1hcaffey0zrs3

Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at Mghâret Afqa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAViBDVJDbv/?igshid=2yjdzbswblt4

Discover the ancient Afqa waterfalls known as Apheca or Afeka which means source. It is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Byblos. It is the site of one of the finest waterfalls in the mountains of the middle east, which feeds into the Adonis river known as Abraham river. You can wander into the immense natural amphitheatre where the river emerges from a large limestone cave in the cliff wall which stores and channels water from the melted snow of the mountains before releasing it into springs and streams below.At Afqa, several watery threads flow from the cave to form numerous cataracts, a scene of great beauty.The cave has over two miles (three km) of known passageways inside. In Greek methodology, Adonis was born and died at the foot of the falls in Afqa. The ruins of the celebrated temple of Aphrodite Aphakitis are also located there. Sir Richard Francis Burton and Sir James Frazer further attribute the temple at Afqa to the honouring of Astarte or Ishtar (Ashtaroth). The remains of a Roman aqueduct that carried the waters of the River Adonis to the ancient inhabitants of Byblos are also located here. Marvin H. Pope identified the home of El in the Ugaritic texts of ca. 1200 BCE, described as "at the source[s] of the [two] rivers, in the midst of the fountains of the [two] deeps", with this famous source of the river Adonis and Yammoune, an intermittent lake on the other side of the mountain, which Pope asserted was closely associated with it in legend. @escape_intothewild 📷 #escape_intothewild #afqa #afqawaterfall #afkawaterfalls #akoura #aakoura #Lebanon #beirut #hiking #hikinglebanon #hikingtrail #hikingadventures #hikingevent #adventureseeker #adventure_time #adventure #sunset #lebanonhiking #lebanonmountains #lebanonactivities #lebanonhikingtrail #photography #landscapephotography #bluesky #blueplanet #mountains #nature #naturephotography #trees #forest (at Mghâret Afqa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVPEQRp9-n/?igshid=3hn1e1q33ruy