Mount Lebanon
mountain range in Lebanon
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Summary
Mount Lebanon is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,029 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Lebanon[3]
- Made from material: limestone[4]
- Part of: Great Rift Valley[5]
- Commons category: Mount Lebanon[6]
- Highest point: Qurnat as Sawda'[7]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16]
- Different from: Mount Lebanon Governorate[17]
- Length: 160 km[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 3088 m[19]
- Area: 4840 km²[20]
- Width: 40 km[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Lebanon include Mount Lebanon Governorate[22], a governorate of Lebanon[23], in Lebanon[24].
Why It Matters
Mount Lebanon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for it include Mount Lebanon Governorate[22], a governorate of Lebanon[23], in Lebanon[24].