The Pigeon Rock is a famous Lebanese tourist attraction close to the beach of the Raouche area in the West Beirut.
The rock consists of two massive rocks, one of which is larger than the second, and the large is the middle hollow rock. The Pigeon Rock is approximately 70 meters high.
Some geologists assume that these rocks appeared due to several strong earthquakes that struck the West Beirut Sea in the thirteenth century , where these earthquakes led to the elimination of many inhabited islands at that time and many rocks appeared, including the Raouche Rock.
The Pigeon Rock was, over the...
The Pigeon Rock is a famous Lebanese tourist attraction close to the beach of the Raouche area in the West Beirut.
The rock consists of two massive rocks, one of which is larger than the second, and the large is the middle hollow rock. The Pigeon Rock is approximately 70 meters high.
Some geologists assume that these rocks appeared due to several strong earthquakes that struck the West Beirut Sea in the thirteenth century , where these earthquakes led to the elimination of many inhabited islands at that time and many rocks appeared, including the Raouche Rock.
The Pigeon Rock was, over the years, a place for conducting national, social, sports and other activities, as it was climbed by some adventurers and amateurs, and its rock came up with flags and banners that have indications and occasions, so that some candidates for the Lebanese parliamentary elections put their pictures during the civil war period. In November 2015 Lebanese and French flags were illuminated, in solidarity with France after the terrorist attack in Paris.
The rock is aslo called Raouche rock and the rock of love and it is also called the suicide rock , despite the fact that suicides are rare in them and often occur in the bay opposite the rock.