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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Lebanon range | 6 |
| Lebanon Mountains canonical | 4 |
| Mount Lebanon mountain range | 2 |
| Anti-Lebanon mountains | 1 |
| Chouf | 1 |
| Chouf Mountains | 1 |
| Jabal Lubnan | 1 |
| Lebanon Mountains region | 1 |
| Lebanon mountains (mythicized) | 1 |
| Lebanon range | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jabal Lubnan
subject surface form:
Cedars of God forest
subject surface form:
Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
this entity surface form:
Mount Lebanon range
this entity surface form:
Mount Lebanon range
this entity surface form:
Chouf
this entity surface form:
Chouf Mountains
this entity surface form:
Lebanon mountains (mythicized)
this entity surface form:
Mount Lebanon range
this entity surface form:
Mount Lebanon range
this entity surface form:
Lebanon Mountains region
subject surface form:
Cedars of God
this entity surface form:
Mount Lebanon mountain range
this entity surface form:
Mount Lebanon mountain range
this entity surface form:
Mount Lebanon range
this entity surface form:
Lebanon range