Anti-Lebanon

[ an-tee-leb-uh-nuh n ]

/ ˌæn tiˈlɛb ə nən /

a mountain range in SW Asia, between Syria and Lebanon, E of the Lebanon Mountains.

Example sentences from the Web for anti-lebanon

Anti-Lebanon is the barest and most inhospitable part of the system.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3 |Various
The Lebanon range becomes lower and lower, while its namesake, the Anti-Lebanon, begins to rise.

A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy |Ida Pfeiffer
At the end of half an hour it terminated at a rough, narrow pass, nearly due west, and directly through the Anti-Lebanon.

Letters from Palestine |J. D. Paxton
We gave ourselves up to fate, with true Arab-resignation, and began ascending the Anti-Lebanon.

The Lands of the Saracen |Bayard Taylor

The Anti-Lebanon stretched before us on the east, and among the hills to the south our guide declared he could distinguish Safed.

Byeways in Palestine |James Finn

Anti-Lebanon

a mountain range running north and south between Syria and Lebanon, east of the Lebanon Mountains. Highest peak: Mount Hermon, 2814 m (9232 ft)