Anti-Lebanon mountains
| Anti-Lebanon mountains | |
|---|---|
| جبال لبنان الشرقية | |
Mount Hermon, the highest point in the Anti-Lebanon range, looking north from Mount Bental | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Hermon, Lebanon–Syria border |
| Elevation | 2,814 m (9,232 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°00′N 36°30′E / 34°N 36.5°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 93 mi (150 km) Southwest–Northeast |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Greek Antilibanus (opposite Mount Lebanon) |
| Native name | جبال لبنان الشرقية |
| English translation | Eastern Mountains of Lebanon |
| Geography | |
| Location | Syria, Lebanon |
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| Borders on | Mount Lebanon (west), Beqaa Valley, Golan Heights (south), Eastern Plateau (east) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Anticline |
| Rock type(s) | Limestone and chalk (Jurassic period) |
The Anti-Lebanon mountains (Arabic: جبال لبنان الشرقية, romanized: Jibāl Lubnān ash-Sharqiyyah, lit. 'eastern mountains of Lebanon'), also called Mount Amana, are a southwest–northeast-trending, c. 150 kilometres (93 miles) long mountain range that forms most of the border between Syria and Lebanon. The border is largely defined along the crest of the range. Most of the range lies in Syria.