Lebanon: Ottoman-era tunnel uncovered in Akkar

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Residents of the town of Ghzayel in the Akkar District were recently surprised to uncover a tunnel with decorated walls thought to be dating back to the Ottoman, as presented on Tuesday.

The discovery was recently made after the town’s spring dried out.

“Historically speaking, the tunnel dates back to the Ottoman era for sure. Akkar was part of Tripoli province, and the most important district in Akkar was part of that province. In fact, Akkar was the oldest district in Tripoli province,” explained Nafez Al-Ahmar, a history professor at the Lebanese University.

“There were large districts in Lebanon expanding to Byblos, and in Syria all the way to Latakia,” added Al-Ahmar.
“This is a spring that we used to draw to our village, but suddenly it dried out. When we came to see what’s going on, we were surprised to see this cave. It’s a very important and amazing cave,” explained Mohammed Al-Asa’ad, the Mayor of the town of Ghzayel.
Al-Asa’ad called on the Ministry of Tourism to include the tunnel in the tourist map and designate it among the country’s tourist destinations.

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SOT, Nafez Al-Ahmar, History professor at Lebanese University (Arabic): “Historically speaking, the tunnel dates back to the Ottoman era for sure. Akkar was part of Tripoli province, and the most important district in Akkar was part of that province. In fact, Akkar was the oldest district in Tripoli province. There were large districts in Lebanon expanding to Byblos, and in Syria all the way to Latakia.”

SOT, Nafez Al-Ahmar, professor of history at the Lebanese University (Arabic): “It is definitely from the Ottoman era and not Roman. I am more likely to confirm that it dates back to the 17th century or early 18th century. At that time, there has been an urban renaissance in several locations across Akkar, including this spring because they needed water since the economy, and life in general, was dependent on agriculture, trees and livestock, along with everything related to agriculture.”

SOT, Mohammed Al-Asa’ad, Mayor of Ghzayel town (Arabic): “This is a spring that we used to draw from in our village, but suddenly it dried out. When we came to see what’s going on, we were surprised to see this cave. It’s a very important and amazing cave.”

SOT, Mohammed Al-Asa’ad, Mayor of Ghzayel town (Arabic): “We hope that His Excellency Minister of Tourism and His Excellency Minister of Economic will include us on the tourism map, because it is wonderful to find such a thing at Ghzayel town.”

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