Qornet el Qaous

Qornet el Qaous is a mountain in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 2,101 metres. Qornet el Qaous is situated nearby to the locality Châghoûra, as well as near the village El Arz.

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,101 metres
Description: mountain in Lebanon
Also known as: “Qurnat al Qaws”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest and Gibran Museum.

Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest

Evergreen forest

Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cedars of God is a forest in the Kadisha Valley of Bsharre, Lebanon. It is a vestige of the extensive forests of the Lebanon cedar that thrived across Mount Lebanon in antiquity.

The Gibran Museum, formerly the Monastery of Mar Sarkis, is a biographical museum in Bsharri, Lebanon, 120 kilometres from Beirut. It is dedicated to the Lebanese writer, philosopher, and artist Kahlil Gibran. Gibran Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Qornet el Qaous.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bekaa Kafra and Bsharri.

Bekaa Kafra

Village

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Bekaa Kafra is a Lebanese village located in the Bsharri District in Northern Lebanon. Bekaa Kafra is located above the village of Bsharri across the Kadisha Valley. Bekaa Kafra is situated 4 km west of Qornet el Qaous.

Bsharri

Town

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Bsharri is a Lebanese town located in the district of the same name, North Governorate, situated at altitudes between 1,100 m and 3,088 m. Bsharri is the location of the Cedars of God, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only remaining place where the Cedrus libani tree grows natively. Bsharri is situated 4 km northwest of Qornet el Qaous.

Ainata

Village

Ainata, or sometimes known as Ainata-Al Ariz, is a Lebanese village, 108 km from Beirut, located in Northern Lebanon, between the Bsharri District and the Baalbek District. As of 1961, the village had about 800 inhabitants, mostly farmers. Ainata is situated 6 km southeast of Qornet el Qaous.

Qornet el Qaous

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.23167° or 34° 13′ 54″ north

Longitude

36.04889° or 36° 2′ 56″ east

Elevation

2,101 metres (6,893 feet)

Open location code

8G6R62JX+MH

GeoNames ID

269141

Wikidata ID

Q21564249

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Qornet el Qaous” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Qornet el Qaous”
Dutch: “Qornet el Qaous”
Swedish: “Qornet el Qaous”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Châghoûra and El Arz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nabaa el Qaous and Aïn el Aassâfîr.

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