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The mountain was heavily entrenched with Syrian government forces from the start of the Syrian Civil War, as it was a strategic site in the battle for the outskirts of Damascus. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A network of tunnels was dug into the mountain by the Syrian Arab Army to serve as a garrison for the Republican Guard and was also used as firing positions ...
The Qalamoun Mountains. The Qalamoun Mountains (Arabic: جبال القلمون, romanized: Jabāl al-Qalamūn) are the northeastern portion of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and they are northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. They run from Barada River Valley in the southwest to the city of Hisyah in the northeast. Overview of Saidnaya
1 Hermon 9,232 feet 2 Wadi Hajar 8,537 feet 3 Chaghour ed Dahab 8,400 feet 4 Tal'at Musa 8,208 feet 5 Jabal Abu Baruh 8,170 feet 6 Jabal al Ithnayn 7,898 feet 7 Qornet el Boustane 7,780 feet 8 Jabal Halimah 7,766 feet 9 Ar Rajur 7,745 feet 10 Shaqif 7,732 feet
Damascus (/ d ə ˈ m æ s k ə s / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / d ə ˈ m ɑː s k ə s / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
The Ghouta is an oasis formed by the Barada River, as its waters flow east of Mount Qasioun, and its seven tributaries.It surrounds the city of Damascus.To the east and south of the Ghouta lies the Marj plain, which forms a narrow belt of fields, [2] and south of that lies the Hauran plain.
The "mountains of Sanir and Amana" are also mentioned in the Book of Jubilees as lying within the inheritance of Shem (8:21), or more specifically, Arpachshad (9:4). Winckler was the first scholar to suggest that the Mount Ammananu referred to in the inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser III should be understood as identical with Amanah, [ 13 ] [ 14 ...
The Shaam region is sometimes defined as the area dominated by Damascus, long an important regional center. [citation needed] Ash-Sām on its own can refer to the city of Damascus. [16] Continuing with the similar contrasting theme, Damascus was the commercial destination and representative of the region in the same way Sanaa held for the south.
The approximate boundaries of the Hauran. Though its geographic definition may vary, the Hauran generally consists of the following subregions: the Hauran plain, which forms the heart of the region; [1] the mountains of Jabal Hauran (also known as 'Jabal al-Druze' or 'Jabal al-Arab') east of the plain; and the Lajat volcanic field to the north of Jabal Hauran.