Şadad, Syria

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3,000 Population 13/sq mi density

3,015 ft Elevation 919 meters

58°F Avg Temperature 15°C

UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Şadad (1)

Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Cultural Inscribed 1998

The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monasteries, many of which are of a great age, ...