Chafaq el Aayoûn

Chafaq el Aayoûn is a mountain in Lebanon and has an elevation of 3,000 metres. Chafaq el Aayoûn is situated nearby to the locality Chîr el Hamâm, as well as near the area El Baïyâda.

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 3 km north of Chafaq el Aayoûn.

Chafaq el Aayoûn

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,000 metres
Also known as: “Chafaq el Aayoun”, “Jabal el Ayoun”, “Jebel el Aayoûn”, and “Shafaq al ‘Uyūn”
Category: landform
Location: Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.27472° or 34° 16′ 29″ north

Longitude

36.11639° or 36° 6′ 59″ east

Elevation

3,000 metres (9,843 feet)

Open location code

8G6R74F8+VH

GeoNames ID

267922

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In Other Languages

“Chafaq el Aayoûn” goes by many names.

Arabic: “شفق العيون”

Localities in the Area

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