Tabarja

Tabarja is a coastal town in Lebanon, situated in Kesrouan, 56 kilometers north of Beirut.

Tabarja's name is a corruption of the Greek, ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ (PERIF-ER-YA), which means "district headquarters" and was once home to an ancient castle which has since been lost to modern development (though artifacts, such as Phoenician burial pots, were recovered by private collectors in the early 20th century during said modern construction).

The main attraction of the town is its picturesque fishing port where Saint Paul is said to have set sail on one of his missionary trips to Europe. One of the modern beach resorts built near the port is named in honor of Saint Paul. The other resorts in the town are named after another local figure, King Bargis, whose castle they are built atop of alongside the local church. The Triple church of St. George is a popular Maronite site in the town and features an ossuary with the town's individual family crypts. The religious structure is over 500 years old and was built on a pagan site, Phoenician and Roman, referenced as a probable altar to Adonis.