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120 km north east of
Beirut, known to the
Lebanese as Arz Errab (the Cedars of the Lord).Cedars are
among the last survivors of the immense forests that lay
across Mount Lebanon in ancient times.
The most famous Cedars are in Bsharreh region where about
375 trees, some between 1200 and 2000 years old, stand on
slopes 1950 meters high in the shadow of the 3088 meters
peak of Qornet Essawda (the highest in Lebanon).
Nowadays, the Cedars tree; majestic and indestructible, is
the emblem of Lebanon and adorns its flag.
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