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–Israel, 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.