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Protective wall Ancient Stretching Ocean BankImagine for a moment if you are in place as shown in the photo below. Standing long stretches as a wall cover all your gaze to the future. You will not be surprised if that was behind the wall stretches it is the ocean.
Located in the area of Batroun, a coastal city in northern Lebanon within approximately 50 km north of Beirut and 30 km south of Tripoli. One of the oldest cities in the world have ancient buildings filled with historical value, namely a protective wall along the waterfront.
Historically, Batroun was already occupied by humans at least begins 5,000 years ago. In the past, Batroun is one of the cities the Phoenicians (Phoenician) is the most important in the region. Batroun name comes from the Greek, Botrys, which then turned into Latin Botrus.
Historians believe that the name comes from the Greek city of the Phoenician word "Bater", which means "cut". It refers to the wall built by the Phoenicians at sea to protect them from the tide.
The sea wall was originally a natural structure consisting of petrified sand dunes. Then amplified by the Phoenicians with sand rocks. The length of 225 meters and a thickness of 1 to 1.5 meters. Some parts have been destroyed and the rest are still standing strong in Batroun bay, and became one of the relics of the ancient history of Lebanon.
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