Mount Lebanon

Mount Lebanon is a region of . The Mount Lebanon region is an outdoor adventure-lover's paradise. With high, snow-capped mountains running north to south through the center of the country, this region offers a rocky, rugged terrain that is perfect for a variety of outdoor sports and adventure activities.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Byblos and Jounieh.

, also known by its Arabic name of Jbeil, is an ancient Phoenician city located about 35 kilometers north of the capital in modern day . The city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a popular daytrip from the capital.

is a city in . It is closely associated with , the capital. is located 16 km to the north of Beirut.

Deir al-Qamar is a city south-east of in south-central . It is located five kilometres outside of in the of the Mount Lebanon Governorate at 800 m of average altitude.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Jeita.

is a town and municipality located in the of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of . The town is about 20 kilometres north of .

Mount Lebanon

Latitude of center
33.9167° or 33° 55′ north
Longitude of center
35.6667° or 35° 40′ east
Population
1,680,000
Elevation
895 metres (2,936 feet)
Geo­Names ID
273607
Wiki­data ID
Q216945
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Mount Lebanon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جبل لبنان (محافظة)
  • Arabic: جبل لبنان
  • Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان
  • Armenian: Լեռնային Լիբանան
  • Armenian: Լեռնային Լիբանանի մարզ
  • Azerbaijani: Cəbəl Lübnan mühafəzəsi
  • Basque: Libano Mendiko eskualdea
  • Belarusian: Горны Ліван
  • Belarusian: Джэбэль Лібан
  • Bengali: মাউন্ট লেবানন গভর্নোরেট
  • Bulgarian: Горен Ливан
  • Bulgarian: Планина Ливан
  • Catalan: governació del Mont Líban
  • Chinese: 山省
  • Chinese: 黎巴嫩山省
  • Danish: Mount Lebanon Governorate
  • Dutch: Gouvernement Jabal Lubnan
  • Dutch: Gouvernement Jabāl Lubnān
  • Dutch: Gouvernement Libanonberg
  • Dutch: Libanongebergte
  • Esperanto: Gubernio Lebanono
  • Estonian: Mägi-Liibanon
  • Estonian: Mägi-Liibanoni kubernerkond
  • Finnish: Mount Lebanonin kuvernoraatti
  • French: Gouvernorat de Mont-Liban
  • French: gouvernorat du Mont-Liban
  • French: Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban
  • French: Mont Liban
  • Georgian: მთიანი ლიბანის მუჰაფაზა
  • German: Gouvernement Libanonberg
  • German: LB-JL
  • Greek: Κυβερνείο της Οροσειράς του Λιβάνου
  • Greek: Κυβερνείο του Όρους Λιβάνου
  • Gujarati: માઉન્ટ લેબનોન ગવર્નોરેટ
  • Hebrew: הר הלבנון
  • Hebrew: מחוז הר הלבנון
  • Hebrew: מחוז הר לבנון
  • Hindi: जबल लिबनान​ प्रान्त
  • Hindi: जबल लिबनान प्रान्त
  • Hindi: माउंट लेबनान गवर्नरेट
  • Hungarian: Libanon-hegy kormányzóság
  • Indonesian: Governorat gunung lebanon
  • Indonesian: Kegubernuran Gunung Lebanon
  • Italian: governatorato del Monte Libano
  • Italian: Governatorato del Monte Libano
  • Italian: Monte Libano
  • Japanese: レバノン山地県
  • Japanese: レバノン山岳県
  • Japanese: 山岳レバノン県
  • Kannada: ಮೌಂಟ್ ಲೆಬನಾನ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್
  • Korean: 레바논산주
  • Latvian: Kalnu Libānas muhāfaza
  • Lithuanian: Kalnų Libano muchafaza
  • Malay: Kegabenoran Gunung Lubnan
  • Marathi: माउंट लेबनॉन गव्हर्नोरेट
  • Mazanderani: جبل استان (لبنان)
  • Mazanderani: جبل استان
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Guvernementet Libanonfjellene
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Libanonfjellene
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Guvernementet Libanonfjella
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Libanonfjella guvernement
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Libanonfjella
  • Norwegian: Libanonfjellene
  • Persian: استان جبل لبنان
  • Persian: جبل لبنان
  • Polish: Gubernatorstwo Dżabal Lubnan
  • Polish: Muhafaza Dżabal Lubnan
  • Portuguese: Monte Líbano
  • Romanian: Guvernoratul Munții Liban
  • Russian: Горный Ливан
  • Scots: Moont Lebanon Govrenorate
  • Scots: Mount Lebanon Govrenorate
  • Sinhala: මවුන්ට් ලෙබනන් පළාත
  • Slovenian: Gora Libanon
  • Slovenian: LB-JL
  • Spanish: Gobernacion del Monte Libano
  • Spanish: Gobernacion del Monte Líbano
  • Spanish: Gobernación del Monte Libano
  • Spanish: Gobernación del Monte Líbano
  • Spanish: Monte Libano
  • Swedish: Libanonberget
  • Tajik: Vilojati Kūhi Lubnon
  • Tajik: Вилояти Кӯҳи Лубнон
  • Tamil: மவுண்ட் லெபனான் கோவெர்னோரே
  • Tamil: லெபனான் மலை ஆளுநரகம்
  • Tamil: லெபனான் மலை கவர்னரேட்
  • Tatar: Таулы Ливан
  • Telugu: మౌంట్ లెబనాన్ గవర్నరేట్
  • Thai: เมาท์ เลบานอน โกเวอโนเรท
  • Turkish: Cebel-i Lübnan İli
  • Turkish: Cebel-i Lübnan
  • Turkish: Lübnan Dağı ili
  • Ukrainian: Гірський Ліван
  • Urdu: محافظہ جبل لبنان
  • Uzbek: Togʻli Livan muhofazasi
  • Vietnamese: Mount Lebanon
  • Vietnamese: Núi Liban
  • Western Armenian: Լեռնային Լիբանանի նահանգ
  • Wu Chinese: 黎巴嫩山省

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