Sannine Zenith
Mountain Resort

www.sanninezenith.com


Sannine Zenith Lebanon Project

Owner: Gulf Finance & Investment Co. and Al Salam Holding. (www.alsalamholding.com)

The Sannine Zenith Lebanon project aims to position Lebanon as the ultimate holiday destination. A world class, multipurpose, family oriented, 4 season resort. The location enjoys a well conceived community environment and one of the most extensive recreation, sports, leisure and business facilities.

This US$ 1.4 Billion project will be built on a 96.000.000m² plot of land (nearly 1% of Lebanon) located in the area of Bidnayel that begins east of Faraya and ends in the Bekaa.

It will consist three different villages and of a three, four and five star hotels, condominiums, private lots, commercial neighbourhoods & recreational facilities including hiking, mountain climbing, camping, basketball & tennis courts, 2 golf courses, swimming & diving pools, skiing... It will include a heliport.

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Comfortably nestled amid a landscape of unspoilt natural beauty and of majestic mountain splendor, Sannine Zenith Lebanon offers all the modern amenities of a small town.

Boasting an array of attractions unequalled by any other mountain holiday resort through out Lebanon and the Middle East, Sannine Zenith Lebanon’s delights are splendidly diverse; a holiday, sports and health resort all rolled in one. Regardless of the changing seasons almost every type of sport is catered for at the resort. Winter allows an indulgence in both downhill and cross country skiing, sharing its passions for snowboarding and ice-sport while summer throws open the outdoors to those keen on hiking, running, mountain biking, golfing and a world of water sports hitherto unimagined in Lebanon at such elevations. Tennis, squash, horse-riding, and paragliding will remain as year-round attractions.

Aiming to establish itself as a successful and competitive international resort venue Sannine Zenith Lebanon underlines its key strength by offering a wonderful combination of leisure and relaxation away from the hustle and bustle of city life. A place like no other where meeting people, partaking in a choice of winter or summer sports or just laying back to unwind are enjoyed in a location within easy reach. So accessible, this unique resort is just a 70 minute drive from Beirut through various access roads.

Sannine Zenith Lebanon will become a viable alternative to traditional seaside resorts and to travellers who seek their vacation pleasures abroad. In this sense, Sannine Zenith Lebanon will be created into a world class multi-purpose family-oriented four seasons resort.

Promoting a well-conceived community environment and one of the most extensive recreation, sports and leisure facilities in the region, Sannine Zenith Lebanon will offer patrons an opportunity to own residential properties that range from private homes to apartments in complexes and buildings. The project also provides for commercial properties and related business and conferencing facilities.

The project’s components including its unique site, the location and the concept form the building blocks that will lead to the establishment of a resort community. These components are characterized by distinctive attributes which are in line with the latest trends in real estate development projects and which meet highest international standards.
From: www.sanninezenith.com



Map:
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2497/masterplanprocess2xy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Well,construction was supposed to begin early 2005,but i don't think that really happened,is there any construction out there????????

Winter Olympics soon in Lebanon?

Sannine Zenith Lebanon, the largest tourist project ever planned in the region, will start issuing Global Deposit Receipts (GDRs) in nearly one month to raise the $1.4 billion investment necessary to start the construction of Phase I. Amine told The Daily Star on Thursday that as soon as the construction begins, it will take Al Salam three years to complete Phase I of the project, which comprises the development of the ski resort and the main infrastructure works.

“The entire project will be completed by 2010 and when finished, Lebanon will be ready to submit its candidature for the Winter Olympics,” said Amine.

According to the public relations manager, Sannine Zenith will be able to host the bulk of the events necessary to submit for the Winter Olympics since there is already an international sports village included in the plans.

Well,construction was supposed to begin early 2005,but i don't think that really happened,is there any construction out there????????


Good point, I would really like to know what the status of the construction is...

Good point, I would really like to know what the status of the construction is...
To the best of my knowledge, nothing still on the ground. There were political problems regarding this project between slain former PM Rafik Hariri and Mr. Lahoud.

is there any renderings of what there going to 2 do

The project is still in the planning phase, I'm not sure if/when they were supposed to start construction. There are some problems with the EIS (Environmental Impact Survey), particularly since the basins around Mt. Sannine hold a lot of valuable fresh water.

It was downsized shortly before Hariri's assassination. It was originally going to be 96 million square meters, but instead will be 72 million square meters to reduce environmental impact and reduce costs to $1.2 billion.

72 million is still big !

i'll love to have a Holiday in Zennith sannine

i herd its going to be envirommentaly safe area
those pics are nice i allways wounderd what it will look like

Wow, winter olympics, very ambitious :)

So how far is this place from downtown Beirut..!?

i read in wikipedia that Lebanon wants to most the summer Olpypics in 2024

It's a shame to see this thread slip away... has anyone heard anything about this major project???

^^ Nothing...

If they started construction in summer 2005 (which I doubt), everything now is supposed to be halted because of three factors: Ongoing political crisis (this project is 100% related to Lebanon's politics), July War and now its winter and there is snow all over the place.

This project is dead.

Approximate location of the project if it gonna happen (Thanks Nadini for the pic)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4529/aeriallebanon3bb1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

thanks Lirtain!! i thought it was closer to Sannine !!

Intersting, how did you determine this Lirtain?

^^ I relied on the project map.. obviously the margin of error is high as it's just a hand drawn estimate. I meant only to give a rough idea where the project is. Since the project area is huge (~ 1 % of Lebanon), tools would be needed to draw the exact location.

Ramzi if you look at the map (below) Sannine does not seem that close. I assumed it will be in the middle of the project when I first heard the name!

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2497/masterplanprocess2xy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

do u think this'll put ATCL out of business??? or will it be like the cool place to go and ATCL will b the loser's new hangout? I really dont wanna c other resorts go

lebgurl,,,u mean faraya ski resort,or Atcl at kaslik?????????lol,i'm confused,,but if u mean faraya,,,it'll have a minor effect i guess,koz hopefully when sannine zenith is complete,,,there wil be better days for lebanon and many tourists.

any news on this project?

dead...as in canceled? but the website says nothing :S

Guys,I guess I have Good News on this one

1st,The area of the Project has been increased from 30,000000 m2 to 42,000000 m2. And they are working now on the Maps waiting for the Political Crisis to end.maybe they were waiting to posses all the land they wanted to have which is 42,000000 m2.b4 they take serious actions.

and this is the Article from AL AKHBAR newspaper.

زينة لبنان
جزء كبير من هذا التطور الملحوظ كان سببه ما قامت به شركة السلام العقارية، من نقل ملكية 12 مليون متر إضافي لمصلحة مشروع «صنين زينة لبنان»، وبذلك ازدادت مساحة عقاراتها من 30 مليون متر مربع إلى 42 مليوناً، وتبين أنها اشترت المتر الواحد من العقارات الممتدة بين جرود بلدات نيحا ـ الفرزل، وصولاً إلى مرتفعات بلدة قاع الريم، بمتوسط دولار واحد لكل متر. وتأتي عملية التسجيل متأخرة سنوات عدة، بسبب التدخلات السياسية التي رافقت تنفيذ المشروع في حينه، أي في عام 2004، إذ كلّف أحد السياسيين النافذين في منطقة زحلة، المعروف بعمله في نطاق الكسارات والمقالع، أشقاءه شراء هذه الأراضي التي رفض مالكوها بيعها لأسباب متصلة بوجود منطقة زحلة في البقاع، ورفضهم بيع أراضيهم لـ«الغرباء». ويقول مطّلعون على الشؤون العقارية في المنطقة إن التحضيرات جارية لبدء تنفيذ المشروع على مستوى الخرائط والتصاميم وإعداد الكادر البشري، وذلك فور حلحلة الأزمة السياسية الراهنة.

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I just noticed that the website has been taken down...

^^Maybe they r building a new one :)

Wasnt the project 96 million m2 and then 76 million? (previous posts) Maybe this is just the first phase

even if it's only 46 mil it's still huge (and better than nothing)

I just noticed that the website has been taken down...

It is Up and Running Again :)

Guys,I guess I have Good News on this one

1st,The area of the Project has been increased from 30,000000 m2 to 42,000000 m2. And they are working now on the Maps waiting for the Political Crisis to end.maybe they were waiting to posses all the land they wanted to have which is 42,000000 m2.b4 they take serious actions.

and this is the Article from AL AKHBAR newspaper.

زينة لبنان
جزء كبير من هذا التطور الملحوظ كان سببه ما قامت به شركة السلام العقارية، من نقل ملكية 12 مليون متر إضافي لمصلحة مشروع «صنين زينة لبنان»، وبذلك ازدادت مساحة عقاراتها من 30 مليون متر مربع إلى 42 مليوناً، وتبين أنها اشترت المتر الواحد من العقارات الممتدة بين جرود بلدات نيحا ـ الفرزل، وصولاً إلى مرتفعات بلدة قاع الريم، بمتوسط دولار واحد لكل متر. وتأتي عملية التسجيل متأخرة سنوات عدة، بسبب التدخلات السياسية التي رافقت تنفيذ المشروع في حينه، أي في عام 2004، إذ كلّف أحد السياسيين النافذين في منطقة زحلة، المعروف بعمله في نطاق الكسارات والمقالع، أشقاءه شراء هذه الأراضي التي رفض مالكوها بيعها لأسباب متصلة بوجود منطقة زحلة في البقاع، ورفضهم بيع أراضيهم لـ«الغرباء». ويقول مطّلعون على الشؤون العقارية في المنطقة إن التحضيرات جارية لبدء تنفيذ المشروع على مستوى الخرائط والتصاميم وإعداد الكادر البشري، وذلك فور حلحلة الأزمة السياسية الراهنة.

Im guessing nowe that the political crisis has basically ended that the Sannine Zenith will get underway? Any News?

actually i'd love to know more about that as well...

Well the website is running so i dont think it was ended

The website says that phase I and II total 66 mil sqr meters.

I have clarification...the total project or land is 96million SQM. The chairman of Al salam decided to break it into 3 phases..The first 2 phases will be about 76mil and should take about 10-15 years to complete. I think the area difference relates to buildable sqr meters as opposed to total area,.Most of the area is to be perserved. Its possible that the 42m sqm is the buildable area out of the 76mill total land.

I do not know which village etc will be built..I am assuming the priorty will be to the 59 ski slopes and the "central hub"which will handle 25,000 skiers..in comparison to Faraya's 5,000...The ski slopes in terms of size and levels will compare to the top international ski resorts in the world.

Another factoid is they will be planting over 1 million trees!

^^ Anything about when will construction begin ?

I hope the project is canceled. Although it's a nice project, I believe it's in a totally wrong area. Sannine is known to be of great environmental value with it's water and bird-migration routes, I think building this huge project there would ruin it...

Any updates on Sannin Zenith?

what happened to this project?!?! did they start the construction yet?? isn't the asian 2010 winter games supposed to be hosted there?

Lol, they better get a move on if they want to host the 2010 Asian Winter Games.

The website says nothing. It hasn't been updated in a while now.

I doubt there would be any construction during the winter months.

i just saw a report about this project on LBC
they gave a brief history about this project and pointed out how its ownership moved numourous times between several parties. At the begining, it was owned by a lebanese businessman; however, the project was haulted due to political contreversy about it. Then, its ownership moved to a saudi company who appointed Dr. Marwan Iskandar as CEO. But because the lebanese state doesn't allow such vast lands to be owned by foriegners, the ownershp moved again to the Fatouche Family. However, the family and their company fell into tens of millions of dollars of debt. So the project was haulted again. LBC also said that nobody now knows what will happen to this project and that the lands are now completely owned by Peirre Fatouche (Nichola Fatouche's brother). They also said that the project was like Solidere, only that it is in the mountains.

hmm i wonder if we will see movement

What happened with this project ? Did they start construction ?