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(2800m)
Makmel mountain is considered as the East's Plateau and Lebanon’s water reservoir. Its soil and rock type allow it to absorb and store water deep within starting at 3088m elevation
(Lebanon's highest peak) up to 2400m. It covers an area of 40km2 bordered by
Qammouah mountain, Jahannam valley,
Bcharreh and the
Cedars
to the north,
Qadisha valley to the south and a steep drop toward Hermel and Baalbek region to the east, all the way to the smooth slopes of
Ehden,
Zgharta and
Donnieh to the west.
Its high summits are covered with snow all year round. Springs gush out from around the Makmel mountain range starting from
Orghosh, Lebanon’s highest springs (2200m) to Ain Al-Nawaeer (1450m) . Its ecology is diverse and particular to this area with a large number of it of rare species, the cedars of Lebanon is such an example.
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Getting
There ...
Take the coastal highway
northbound from Beirut to Chekka. From Chekka get on the
eastern highway towards Amyoun, passing through Kousba,
Tourza, Hadath El Jebbe, Hasroun and then
Bcharreh.
There is no paved road that leads to the
Makmel
mountain, but it can be accessed from Bcharreh on a dirt road. (See
North Map)
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