Lebanon Mountains

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The Lebanon Mountains are a prominent mountain range in Lebanon known for their high peaks, historic cedar forests, and significant influence on the region’s climate and settlement patterns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
forest
mountain range
alsoKnownAs Mount Lebanon
biodiversity Mediterranean fauna
Mediterranean flora
climate Mediterranean climate with snowy winters at high elevations
contains Cedars of God forest
Faraya–Mzaar ski area
cedar forests
ski resorts
country Lebanon
creates rain shadow effect
culturalSignificance symbol of Lebanon
drainageDivideFor Mediterranean Sea
surface form: Mediterranean Sea basin

inland basins
elevation about 3088 m
forms western border of Bekaa Valley
geology dolomite
limestone
hasFeature deep valleys
karst formations
steep slopes
hasProtectedArea Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
highestPoint Qurnat as Sawda
surface form: Qurnat as Sawdaʼ
historicallyAssociatedWith Maronite communities
Phoenician civilization
surface form: Phoenicians
importantFor water resources of Lebanon
influences Lebanon climate
languageRegion Arabic-speaking region
locatedIn Lebanon Mountains self-linksurface differs
Lebanon Mountains self-linksurface differs
Western Lebanon
majorEconomicActivities agriculture on terraced slopes
pastoralism
tourism
mentionedIn Biblical texts
ancient Near Eastern texts
nearbyRange Anti-Lebanon Mountains
orientation north–south
partOf Eastern Mediterranean
surface form: Eastern Mediterranean region

Levant region
surface form: Levant
runsParallelTo Mediterranean Sea coast
separates Bekaa Valley
coastal plain of Lebanon
surface form: Mediterranean coastal plain
sourceOf many Lebanese rivers
timberExportedTo Mesopotamia
Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt
usedFor timber in antiquity

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Canaan borderedBy Lebanon Mountains
Damascus near Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Anti-Lebanon mountains
Mount Lebanon rangeNameInArabic Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Jabal Lubnan
Qurnat as Sawda partOf Lebanon Mountains
Lebanon Mountains locatedIn Lebanon Mountains self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Cedars of God forest
Lebanon Mountains locatedIn Lebanon Mountains self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
Bekaa Valley borders Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon range
Anti-Lebanon Mountains parallelTo Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon range
Progressive Socialist Party militia primaryAreaOfOperations Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Chouf
Mountain War (1983–1984) theaterOfOperations Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Chouf Mountains
defeat of Humbaba hasLocation Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Lebanon mountains (mythicized)
coastal plain of Lebanon adjacentTo Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon range
Mount Sannine locatedIn Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon range
Bsharri locatedIn Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon range
Western Lebanon partOf Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Lebanon Mountains region
Cedars of God forest locatedIn Lebanon Mountains
subject surface form: Cedars of God
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon mountain range
Faraya–Mzaar ski area locatedIn Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon mountain range
Faraya–Mzaar ski area partOf Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Mount Lebanon range
Augustan wars hasLocation Lebanon Mountains
this entity surface form: Lebanon range