Mount Simeon
| Mount Simeon | |
|---|---|
  Mount Simeon Location of Mount Simeon | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 876 m (2,874 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°16′34″N 36°49′21″E / 36.2760°N 36.8225°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | جبل سمعان |
| Language of name | ar |
| Geography | |
| Location | Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
Mount Simeon or Mount Simon (
Aʻzāz districts of Aleppo Governorate
.
It is named for
Symeon the Stylite a Christian who lived atop a column in the region for 37 years and for whom a large monastery complex was established.[1]
Landscape
Mount Simeon is part of the Limestone Massif in the western part of the Aleppo plateau. It is located about 20 km northwest of Aleppo. The mountain runs for 50 km from north to south with a width range of 20–40 km and average elevation of 500–600 m. The highest point is Sheikh Barakāt (876 m) in the southern part of the mountain.
The valley of River
Dāna and Atarib plains. Old routes connecting Qinnasrin to Antioch run through these plains to the ʻIfrīn valley at its westward turn and separate Mount Simeon from Ḥārim Mountains
to the south.
References
- ISBN 978-0-89236-715-3. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
External links
- William Kelly Prentice, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in Syria. Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904–1905 and 1909.
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