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Jebel Bishri or Mount Bishri (Arabic: جبل البِشْرِي Jabal al-Bishrī) is a highland region in northeastern Syria. It is located on the border between Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Raqqa Governorate and Homs Governorate.

Jebel Bishri
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Highest point
Elevation	825 m (2,707 ft)
Coordinates	35°17′23″N 39°13′8″E
Naming
Native name	جبل بشرّي  (Arabic)
Geography
Location	Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

Geography

Jebel Bishri is a broad ridge of mountains extending immediately west of the Euphrates river, northwest of the city of Deir ez-Zor, southwestwards toward Palmyra.[1] It forms part of the Palmyrene mountain belt in central Syria.[2] Its eastern piedmont reaches Deir ez-Zor.[2]

History

Jebel Bishri is associated with the Amorites and was known as the "mountain of the Amurrum" in Akkadian sources.[3]

Land reformation

The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, Syria (ACSAD), headquartered in Damascus, developed a plan to be implemented from 1994 to 2006 to stop desertification in the region of Jebel Bishri. The scheme included planting certain kinds of trees such as Pistacia atlantica and Prunus.^{[citation needed]}

Natural resources

The region is abundant with natural Asphalt which was discovered in 2007.[4] Gas and oil facilities are around the Bishri mountains.[5]

Syrian Civil War

On 25 April 2022, as part of Islamic State's 'Vengeance for two Sheikhs' campaign, three Pro-Assad soldiers were killed in clashes with Islamic State fighters in the area.[6] Following the clashes, Russian warplanes reportedly carried out at least 20 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in the nearby deserts, causing an unknown number of casualties.[7]

On 20 June 2022, clashes erupted in the area between Islamic State militants and forces of the Syrian military. Over the course of three days, at least 26 Syrian soldiers and 7 IS fighters were killed.

References

Bibliography

• Haldar, Alfred (1971). Who were the Amorites?. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
• Lönnqvist, Minna (2006). "Archaeological Surveys of Jebel Bishri: The Preliminary Report of the Finnish Mission to Syria, 2000-2004". Kaskal: Rivista di storia, ambienti e culture del Vicino Oriente Antico. 3: 203–240.

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