page_title: Bdebba
section_title: Archeological and cultural sites
hierarchical_section_title: Bdebba / Archeological and cultural sites
caption_attribution_description: English: "INTERCESSION MONASTERY" located in Bdebba Village, El Koura Lebanon; photography by Wissam Shekhani
context_page_description: Bdebba بدبا is a village in Koura District of Lebanon. It has a Maronite and Greek Orthodox population.
context_section_description: Bdebba have ruins that date back to the Phoenician period. Those include ancient caves and sarcophagi. Ruins from the Crusades era were also discovered in the town.
  There are also two Eastern Orthodox churches and a monastery.
caption: Virgin Mary Monastery
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