Tannourine is the plural of the Syriac word Tannour. A Tannour is an old stone oven used in ancient times. The very first settlers established a number of Tannours in Tannourine-Al-Fawqa, and later settled down the valley in Tannourine-Al-Tahta, where a more fertile landscape allowed local agriculture to thrive.

Tannourine lies in a collection of valleys and ravines accessible either from Douma, a backroad from Bsharri or from a newly constructed highway direct from Batroun.

Altitude: 1500m
Distance from Beirut: 75 km
Area: Approximately 100km2, including the cedars reserve.

For more info about Tannourine Cedar Forest Nature Reserve, please visit the reserve official website: www.arztannourine.org/