Limestone Cave Discovered in Southern Lebanon

Security forces are now guarding a newly discovered grotto in the southern district of Tyre pending a move by the tourism ministry to take responsibility of the cave.

The limestone cave lies in an area between the towns of al-Nfakhiyyeh and Srifa.

The judiciary ordered the guards to the entrance of the grotto and closed the roads leading to a nearby stone crushing plant after its discovery.

Ali Badawi, the official in charge of archeological sites in the south, said the grotto is 100-meters long.

Lebanon is famous with Jeita Grotto in the Nahr al-Kalb valley. It is a Lebanese national symbol and a top tourist destination.