Mount Sannine ( ar, جبل صنين /
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: ''Jabal Șannīn'') is a
mountain
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in the
Mount Lebanon range. Its highest point is 2,628 m (8,622 feet) above
sea level
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in Lebanon. Mount Sannine, which has a base of limestone, is the source of many mountain springs.
[Jin and Krothe. ''Hydrogeology: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress'', page 170]
See also
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Sannine Zenith Lebanon
The Sannine Zenith Lebanon is a construction project that will cover a surface area of approximately 96 million square meters nearly 1 percent of Lebanon will be located in the area of Bidnayel and Sulugi, which begins east of Faraya and ends in ...
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Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
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Panorama photo of Mount Sannine
Sannine
Tourist attractions in Lebanon
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