Parent range Mount Lebanon Prominence 2,393 m | Elevation 3,088 m Mountain range Mount Lebanon | |
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Listing Country high point
Ultra Similar Mount Lebanon, Mount Sannine, Mount Hermon, Cheekha Dar, Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb | ||
Qurnat as Sawdā’ is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 meters above sea level.
Contents
Map of Qurnat as Sawda', Lebanon
Meaning
'Qurnat as Sawda' means in Arabic 'the black peak' due to its permanent snowless peak. Facing permanent wind, snow is unable to fix on the peak, creating a black spot surrounded by snow.
References
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