The Qalamoun Mountains () are the northeastern portion of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and they are northeast of the Syrian capital

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. They run from Barada River Valley in the southwest to the city of

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in the northeast.

Western Qalamoun

The Qalamoun Mountains are home to many cities such as: * Homs District ** Bureij **

* Al-Tall District ** Al-Tall ** al-Dreij ** Halboun ** Maaraba ** Maarat Saidnaya ** Maarounah ** Manin ** Rankous ** Saidnaya ** Talfita * Yabroud District ** Yabroud ** Assal al-Ward ** Bakhah ** Ras al-Maara * An-Nabek District ** al-Jarajir ** Al-Nabek ** Deir Atiyah ** Flita ** Qara ** al-Qastal ** Al-Sahel * Al-Qutayfah District ** Ain al-Tinah ** Jubb'adin ** Maaloula The peak of the Qalamoun Mountains host the Cherubim Monastery at Saidnaya.

Eastern Qalamoun

Some of the cities located on the eastern part are: * Al-Qutayfah District ** al-Naseriyah ** Al-Qutayfah ** Al-Ruhaybah ** Jayrud ** Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun *

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** al-Dumayr

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Western Qalamoun

Eastern Qalamoun

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