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Qurnat as Sawda'

Coordinates: 34°18′00″N 36°07′00″E / 34.30000°N 36.11667°E / 34.30000; 36.11667
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Qurnat as Sawdā
Qurnat As Sawda
Highest point
Elevation3,088 m (10,131 ft)
Prominence2,393 m (7,851 ft)
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates34°18′00″N 36°07′00″E / 34.30000°N 36.11667°E / 34.30000; 36.11667ki
Naming
Native nameالقرنة السوداء Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Geography
Parent rangeBsharri North lebanon

Qurnat as Sawdā (Template:Lang-ar), is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 meters above sea level. It is found in Bsharri /North of Lebanon

Meaning

The original meaning is “qornet dsohde” in Aramaic Syriac, meaning Martyr's Mountain, related to the mamalik attack on the northern region in 13th century and the people who died on the mountain while trying to escape the invasion of the region. Later on when the Lebanese stopped speaking Syriac the meaning was forgotten but the name remained same as most of Lebanon villages

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinniyeh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinniyeh