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Mount Lebanon

Mount Lebanon
جبل لبنان
Mount Lebanon in the Bsharri District
Highest point
PeakQurnat as Sawda'
Elevation3,088 m (10,131 ft)
Coordinates34°18′3″N 36°6′57″E / 34.30083°N 36.11583°E / 34.30083; 36.11583
Geography
Mount Lebanon is located in Lebanon
Mount Lebanon
Mount Lebanon
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble

Mount Lebanon (Arabic: جَبَل لُبْنَان, romanizedjabal lubnān, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʒabal ləbˈneːn]; Syriac: ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, romanizedṭūr leḇnān, Western Syriac pronunciation: [tˤur lewˈnɔn]; Latin: Libanus) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It is about 170 km (110 mi) long[1] and averages above 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in elevation, with its peak at 3,088 m (10,131 ft). The range provides a typical alpine climate year-round.[2]

Mount Lebanon is well-known for its snow-covered mountains, home to surviving Lebanese cedar forests and diverse high-altitude flora and fauna. The name Lebanon itself originates from the white, snow-covered tops of this mountain range.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Krothe. page 170 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McColl, R. W. (14 May 2014). Encyclopedia of World Geography - Volume 1. Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 537. ISBN 9780816072293.
  3. ^ Najem, Tom; Amore, Roy C.; Abu Khalil, As'ad (2021). Historical Dictionary of Lebanon. Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East (2nd ed.). Lanham Boulder New York London: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-5381-2043-9.

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