Harf el Ouaal

Harf el Ouaal is a ridge in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon and has an elevation of 2,394 metres. Harf el Ouaal is situated nearby to the village Aayoun Orghoush, as well as near the locality Chîr el Hamâm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qurnat as Sawda’.

Qurnat as Sawda’

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Photo: Erwin Franzen, Public domain.

Qurnat as Sawdā is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 m above sea level. It is the summit of Jabal al Makmel, a mountain range in Bsharri District, North Lebanon. Qurnat as Sawda’ is situated 4 km north of Harf el Ouaal.

Harf el Ouaal

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 2,394 metres
Also known as: “Ḩarf al Wa‘āl” and “Ḩarf al Wādī”
Category: landform
Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.26917° or 34° 16′ 9″ north

Longitude

36.13056° or 36° 7′ 50″ east

Elevation

2,394 metres (7,854 feet)

Open location code

8G6R749J+M6

GeoNames ID

266388

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In Other Languages

“Harf el Ouaal” goes by many names.

Arabic: “حرف الوعال”

Localities in the Area

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