Qalamoun Mountains

The Qalamoun Mountains are the northeastern portion of the , and they are northeast of the Syrian capital . They run from Barada River Valley in the southwest to the city of in the northeast.
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  • Mountain rising to 1,672 metres (5,486 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Syria
  • Also known as
    “Jabal Qalamun”
    “Kalamoun”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rankous and Jib’adin.
or Rankus is a town and summer resort… is situated 6 km southwest of Qalamoun Mountains.
Jubb'adin is a village in southern … is situated 8 km east of Qalamoun Mountains.
or Al-Tufayl is a village in eastern , , . is situated 8 km northwest of Qalamoun Mountains.

Qalamoun Mountains

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Latitude
33.8° or 33° 48′ north
Longitude
36.43333° or 36° 26′ east
Open location code
8G5RQCXM+X8
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Qalamoun Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبال القلمون”
  • Arabic: “جبل القلمون”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal Qalamūn”
  • Central Kurdish: “چیاکانی قەلەموون”
  • Dutch: “Qalamoun Mountains”
  • French: “Al-Qalamoun”
  • French: “Qalamoun”
  • Hebrew: “הרי קלמון”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qalamunfjella”
  • Russian: “Каламун”
  • Spanish: “Montañas de Calamún”
  • Spanish: “Montañas de Qalamun”
  • Swedish: “Jabal Qalamūn”
  • Swedish: “Qalamoun”
  • Venetian: “Monti de Qalamun”

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