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The geomorphology of Lebanon consists of the coastal plain, the western mountain range (Mount Lebanon), an interior valley (the Beqaa Valley), and the eastern mountain range (the Anti-Lebanon). [1] [2] Lebanese mountains exceeding elevations of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level constitute 22% of the country's total land area. [3]
In Lebanon, changes in scenery are related less to geographical distances than to altitudes. The mountains were known for their oak and pine forests. The last remaining old growth groves of the famous Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani var. libanii) are on the high slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the Cedars of God World Heritage Site.
Mount Sannine (Arabic: جبل صنين / ALA-LC: Jabal Șannīn) is a mountain in the Mount Lebanon range. It is situated within the Keserwan District of Lebanon. Its highest point is 2,628 m (8,622 feet) above sea level in Lebanon. Mount Sannine, which has a base of limestone, is the source of many mountain springs
Mount Hermon (Arabic: جبل الشيخ / ALA-LC: Jabal al-Shaykh ('Mountain of the Sheikh', Levantine Arabic pronunciation: [ʒa.bal eʃ.ʃeːx]), Hebrew: הַר חֶרְמוֹן, Har Ḥermōn) is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range.
Qurnat as Sawdā (Arabic: القرنة السوداء) is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 m (10,131 ft) above sea level. It is the summit of Jabal al Makmel, a mountain range in the Bsharri District, [1] North Lebanon.
Emerging from a base south of Homs in Syria, the eastern mountain range, or Anti-Lebanon (Lubnan ash Sharqi), is almost equal in length and height to the Lebanon Mountains. [1] This fourth geographical region falls swiftly from Mount Hermon to the Hawran Plateau, whence it continues through Jordan south to the Dead Sea. [1]
Located south-east of Beirut, the region comprises a narrow coastal strip notable for the Christian town of Damour, and the valleys and mountains of the western slopes of Jabal Barouk, the name of the local Mount Lebanon massif, on which the largest forest of Cedars of Lebanon is found. The mountains are high enough to receive snow.
The mountains of Lebanon. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. H. Mount Hermon (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Mountains of Lebanon" ...