Mountain in Syria
Location of Mount al-Hass
Location | Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
Mount Ḥaṣṣ or Mount Aḥaṣṣ (Arabic: جبل الحص or جبل الأحص; northern Syrian vernacular: ǧabal əl-Ḥəṣṣ) is a 500-metre-high plateau (maximum height 638 m) on the northern fringe of the Syrian Desert. It is located in the Safīrah District of Aleppo Governorate in Syria.
Location and description
The plateau extends for 60 km (37 mi) with a width of about 30 km (19 mi) on the western side of Lake Jabboul from Safīrah in the north to Sabkhat Kharāyij (Arabic: سبخة الخرايج) and Sabkhat Ḥammām (Arabic: سبخة همام) in the south. To the east lie the Qinnasrīn plain (southern Aleppo plain) and the Maṭkh lowland. A lesser elevation called Mount Shabīth (Arabic: جبل شبيث) (highest point 360 m) is found in the southeast, beyond which lie Sabkhat Shabīth (Arabic: سبخة شبيث). The plain of Khunāṣir separates between Mount Ḥaṣṣ and Mount Shabīth.[1]
The area has more than 150 villages inhabited by Bedouins or people of Bedouinic ancestry. It is one of the poorest regions in Syria. A development project aims to improve living standards.[2]
An ancient fortress dating to classical antiquity has been recently uncovered on Mount Ḥaṣṣ.[3]
References
- ^ Abd as-Salam, Adil (1991) General Geography of Syria (Arabic)
- ^ esyria (Arabic)
- ^ "الصفحة الرئيسية".
Aleppo Governorate
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Mount Simeon Subdistrict | - Aleppo
- Abtin
- Assan
- Ayn al-Kabira
- Azzan
- Duwayr al-Zaytun
- Haddadin
- Hayyan
- Hilan
- Hreibel
- Kafr Saghir
- Khan Tuman
- Maghayer Khan Tuman
- Maratat al-Muslimiyah
- al-Muslimiyah
- al-Muslimiyah al-Shamaliyah
- Qarras
- Rasm Assan
- Saqlaya
- Siefat
- Tell Shair Samaan
- Tell Shughayb
- al-Dhahabiyah
- al-Wadihi
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Tell ad-Daman Subdistrict | - Tell al-Daman
- Abu Rweil
- Ameriyeh
- Arjel
- Atshana Sharqiya
- Atshana Gharbiya
- Ballas
- Ballas al-Jadida
- Batranah
- Burda
- Buwaida Saghira
- Deir Saliba
- Hmeidi
- Hober
- Jubb Aleis
- Kafr Obeid
- al-Mintar
- Mreiqes
- Oweinat Kabira
- Rasm al-Mofakker
- Tabara al-Khusheir
- Um al-Karamel
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Haritan Subdistrict | |
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Darat Izza Subdistrict | - Darat Izza
- Bshantara
- Basrtun
- Bishqatin
- Kafrantin
- al-Hoteh
- Hur
- Injarah
- Irhab
- Qabtan al-Jabal
- al-Sakhriyah
- Taqad
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al-Hadher Subdistrict | |
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al-Zirbah Subdistrict | - al-Zirbah
- Abad
- Arada
- Banes
- Barnah
- Barqum
- Bawabiyah
- Humayrah
- Huweir al-Eiss
- Jazraya
- Jubb Kas
- Kassibeh
- Othmaniya Kabira
- Rasm al-Eiss
- Talafeh
- Tell Allush
- Tell Hidyah
- Zitan
- Ziyara Samaan
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Zammar Subdistrict | |
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Afrin Subdistrict | |
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Bulbul Subdistrict | - Bulbul
- Burj Haider
- Darmashkanli
- Deir Ballut
- Fafertin
- Jalbul
- Karzahayel
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Jandairis Subdistrict | |
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Maabatli Subdistrict | |
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Rajo Subdistrict | |
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Sharran Subdistrict | |
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Shaykh al-Hadid Subdistrict | |
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Dayr Hafir Subdistrict | |
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Kuweires Sharqi Subdistrict | |
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Rasm Harmil al-Imam Subdistrict | |
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As-Safira Subdistrict | |
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Banan Subdistrict | |
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al-Hajib Subdistrict | |
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Khanasir Subdistrict | |
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Tell Aran Subdistrict | |
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