Qornet el Mekhfîyé
Qornet el Mekhfîyé is a mountain in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 2,935 metres. Qornet el Mekhfîyé is situated nearby to the locality Aamra, as well as near Birket Baassafrîne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qurnat as Sawda’.
Qurnat as Sawda’
Peak
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, North Lebanon. Qurnat as Sawda’ is situated 2½ km northeast of Qornet el Mekhfîyé.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bsharri and Bekaa Kafra.
Bsharri
Town
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 9 km southwest of Qornet el Mekhfîyé.
Bekaa Kafra
Village
Photo: Potatoes8895, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 10 km southwest of Qornet el Mekhfîyé.
Qornet el Mekhfîyé
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,935 metres
- Also known as: “El Marfi”, “Qornet el Mekhfiye”, and “Qurnat al Makhfīyah”
- Category: landform
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.28944° or 34° 17′ 22″ northLongitude
36.09139° or 36° 5′ 29″ eastElevation
2,935 metres (9,629 feet)Open location code
8G6R73QR+QHGeoNames ID
271835
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In Other Languages
“Qornet el Mekhfîyé” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرنة المخفية”
Localities in the Area
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