Jabal ash Shaykh
Jabal ash Shaykh is a mountain in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,596 metres. Jabal ash Shaykh is situated nearby to the locality Al Muşayţibah, as well as near the town Rankous.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery and Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Soman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery is a monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch located in Saidnaya, Syria. It is one of the most ancient monasteries in the world and in the region of the Middle East and North Africa, traditionally held to have been founded by Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 547 AD. Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery is situated 4 km south of Jabal ash Shaykh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rankous and Saidnaya.
Rankous
Town
Rankous or Rankus is a Syrian town and summer resort in the province's Damascus countryside located in Mount Qalamoun in Syria, 45 km from Damascus, with a total area of 22.277 km ², extends between 1650 and 2150 m. Rankous is situated 2½ km north of Jabal ash Shaykh.
Saidnaya
Town
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saidnaya, also transliterated as Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, is a city located in the mountains, 1,500 m above sea level, 27 km north of the city of Damascus in Syria. Saidnaya is situated 4 km south of Jabal ash Shaykh.
Jabal ash Shaykh
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,596 metres
- Also known as: “Jebel Cheïkh” and “Jebel ech Charq”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.73333° or 33° 44′ northLongitude
36.38333° or 36° 23′ eastElevation
1,596 metres (5,236 feet)Open location code
8G5RP9MM+88GeoNames ID
164370
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