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Qurnat al-Sawdāʾ
mountain, Lebanon
Also known as: Qurnat as-Sawdāʾ
Qurnat al-Sawdāʾ, peak situated within the Lebanon Mountains in northern Lebanon, 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Beirut. At 10,131 feet (3,088 metres), it is the highest peak in Lebanon.
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