‘lord’s Cedar Forest’ In Lebanon

Is the pride of the Lebanese, this spectacular cedar forest ever mentioned many times in the Bible and becomes a world heritage since 1998. Lebanon cedaries (Cedrus Libani) is one of the most wonderful plants world. They only grown in the Lebanese mountain range that spread along the country's length, and before covering the entire range. This is the national symbol, the pride of the people, and even appears on the Flag of Lebanon. Photo: RTBF

. Lebanese parts have a big body, with thick foliage spreads widely according to the age. The tree has a dark gray shell, but the wood is gorgeous, hard and durable. Their plastic smells sweet
They are green all year round, do not deciduous and always radiate aroma. Photo: Amusingplanet. Trademark, God planted these cedar trees. They are also mentioned many times in the Bible and ancient texts. This plant is famous for history as one of the most valuable construction materials in the ancient world, creating a name and aura for Lebanon. Photo: Theecologist. Phoenicia people use them to close the boat through the Mediterranean, become one of the first water trading countries in the world. Lebanese cedars are also used by Assyrians, Babylon, Greece, Rome and Persian to build houses and temples, which are the most famous as Jerusalem Temple and David's Palace, Solomon. Photo: Ferell Jenkins. Egyptians use cedar resin for mumminate processes, the Jews take the bark to make medicine
Ottoman people use cedar wood as burning fuel for locomotives, because they contain oil and fire better than oak. Photo: Exeter Trees. To the time of Gilgamesh, Egypt has cut a large amount of cedar for boat and export. This continues for thousands of years, until the 20th century, in World War 2, when the British army tightened the remaining forests to make the rails. Photo: Epod. Hadrian Roman Bole, in the second century AD, tried to protect the forest by creating a limit of exploitation through carved stones. More than 200 stones were found, helping researchers estimate the size of the forest at that time. Photo: Breaking Barriers.In 1876, Queen Victoria ordered to build a wall protected around the group of trees on an area of 102 hectares, but the cleaning continued. Until the end of the 20th century, cedar trees became protected natural resources. At this time, they only have a few hundred individuals, live into some separate clusters. Photo: AmusingPlanet.Theo Cedars Forever - a cedar conservation and rebirth program, today, Lebanon has only about 18 such forest strips. In it, a forest strip named "Lord's cedar forest" is located in Millage Makmel, Kaddisha Valley, with 375 most oldest trees in this country. In particular, many trees were hundreds of years old, reaching a height of 35 m, with branches 12-14 m from the ground. Photo: NPR. Thousands of small trees have been grown at the entrance to this forest strip in recent decades, they are very slow and need much time to grow. Meanwhile, cedar trees face many risks from forest fires to climate change, struggling with the future. Photo: npr.an jade

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