Mount Lebanon

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historic region mountain range

Mount Lebanon is a historic mountainous region in modern-day Lebanon that has long served as a cultural and political heartland for the Druze community.

Aliases (2)

Mount Lebanon region ×2
Mount Lebanon range ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic region → mountain range →
borders	Beirut Governorate → Bekaa Governorate → Mediterranean Sea → North Governorate → South Governorate →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
continent	Asia →
country	Lebanon →
elevation	2628 m →
extendsAlong	Lebanese Mediterranean coast →
governorateEstablished	1990s →
hasCapital	Baabda →
hasEthnicGroup	Druze → Greek Orthodox Christians → Maronites → Shia Muslims → Sunni Muslims →
highestPoint	Mount Sannine →
historicalEvent	1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon → Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate →
historicalRole	center of Maronite Christian population → heartland of the Druze community →
historicSignificance	core region in the formation of modern Lebanon →
knownFor	cedar forests → mountainous terrain → religious diversity → ski resorts →
language	Arabic →
locatedIn	Levant → Middle East →
majorCity	Aley → Byblos → Jounieh → Zahle →
partOf	Lebanon →
rangeNameInArabic	Jabal Lubnan →
religion	Druze → Maronite Christianity → Shia Islam → Sunni Islam →
separates	Bekaa Valley → coastal plain of Lebanon →
timeZone	EET →
timeZoneDST	EEST →
wasPartOf	Mount Lebanon Emirate → Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate → Ottoman Empire →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lebanon Mountains →	alsoKnownAs
North Governorate →	containsMountainRange
Qurnat as Sawda ("Mount Lebanon range") →	locatedIn
Btourram ("Mount Lebanon region") →	locatedInRegion
Lebanese Civil War →	location
Qurnat as Sawda →	mountainRange
Lebanon, Ohio ("Mount Lebanon region") →	namedAfter
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz →	notableRegion
Druze →	religiousCenterIn