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Mount Simeon or Mount Simon (Arabic: جبل سمعان Jabal Semʻān [ˈd͡ʒæbæl sæmˈʕaːn]), also called Mount Laylūn (Arabic: جبل ليلون, is a highland region in Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The mountain is located in the Mount Simeon and Aʻzāz districts of Aleppo Governorate.

Mount Simeon
Mount Simeon Location of Mount Simeon
Highest point
Elevation	876 m (2,874 ft)
Coordinates	36.2760°N 36.8225°E / 36.2760; 36.8225
Naming
English translation	جبل سمعان
Language of name	ar
Geography
Location	Aleppo Governorate, Syria

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 ʻIfrīn runs between Mount Simeon and Mount Kurd to the west. Aʻzāz valley marks the northern boundary of the mountain, beyond which lies the Aʻzāz plain and Mount Barṣa (Barṣāyā) on the Aintab plateau. The valley of river Quweiq runs along the eastern side of the mountain. South of the mountain lie the 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

External links

• William Kelly Prentice, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in Syria. Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904–1905 and 1909.

На других языках

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- [en] Mount Simeon

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[fr] Mont Siméon

Le mont Siméon (en arabe : جبل سمعان, djebel Simaan), appelé aussi mont Laïloun (en arabe : جبل ليلون), est une montagne du Nord de la Syrie qui a donné son nom au district du mont Siméon, dépendant du gouvernorat d'Alep.

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[it] Monte Simeone

Il monte Simeone o monte Simone (in arabo: جبل سمعان‎, Jabal Semʻān, chiamato anche monte Laylūn (in arabo: جبل ليلون‎), è una montagna nel nord della Siria.

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[ru] Горы Симеона

Горы Симеон или Горы Симона (араб. جبل سمعان‎ Джебель Семъан [ˈdʒæbæl sæmˈʕaːn]), которые также называются Горы Лайлун (араб. جبل ليلون‎), — это высокогорный регион в провинции Алеппо на севере Сирии. Горы расположены в районах  Джебель-Семъан и Аазаз мухафазы Алеппо.

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