Bsharri
Bsharri, high in the mountains of northern Lebanon on the edge of the Qadisha Valley, is the birthplace of the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran and home to a museum dedicated to him. The town also holds a cedar reserve containing some of Lebanon's remaining ancient cedar trees, and sits within a region ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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- Population20,000
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.5 km0.9 mi
Bsharri: quick answers
Where is Bsharri?
Bsharri is in Lebanon, about 25 km16 miles in a straight line from Tripoli.
How do you get to Bsharri?
The nearest airport is Tripoli (KYE), about 1 hr 56 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Bsharri?
The warmest month is August, averaging 21°C69°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C36°F. The wettest month is January, with about 101 mm4.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Bsharri?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 3 restaurants, 1 café and 12 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Bsharri?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Zahle, Tripoli and Deir el Ahmar.