Musa Dagh

Musa Dagh is a mountain in the of Turkey. In 1915, it was the location of a successful Armenian resistance to the Armenian genocide, an event that inspired Franz Werfel to write the novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,355 metres
  • Description: mountain in Hatay Province, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Djébel Moussa”, “Jebel Musa”, “Mont Moïse”, “Moses Mountain”, “Mount Musa”, “Musa (berg)”, “Musa Dagi”, “Musa Ler”, and “Муса-даг”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Batıayaz and Kapısuyu.

Village
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Musa Dagh

Latitude
36.18382° or 36° 11′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.93355° or 35° 56′ 1″ east
Elevation
1,355 metres (4,446 feet)
Open location code
8G8Q5WMM+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2518286806
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
304071
Wiki­data ID
Q1953975
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Musa Dagh” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Musa Dagh”
  • Arabic: “جبل موسى”
  • Armenian: “Musa ler”
  • Armenian: “Մուսա լեռ”
  • Armenian: “Մուսա Լեռ”
  • Catalan: “Musa Dagh”
  • Cebuano: “Musa Dağı”
  • Dutch: “Musa Dagh”
  • French: “Musa Dagh”
  • German: “Musa Dagh”
  • German: “Musa Dağı”
  • Greek: “Μουσά Νταγ”
  • Greek: “Μούσα Νταγκ”
  • Hebrew: “מוסא דאג”
  • Indonesian: “Musa Dagh”
  • Italian: “Mussa Dagh”
  • Japanese: “ムサ・ダー”
  • Ladin: “Musa Dagh”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Musa Dagh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Musa Dagh”
  • Norwegian: “Musa Dagh”
  • Polish: “Musa Dagh”
  • Russian: “Муса-Даг”
  • Swedish: “Musa Dagh”
  • Turkish: “Musa Dağı”
  • Venetian: “Mussa Dagh”
  • Western Armenian: “Mousa ler”
  • Western Armenian: “Մուսա լեռ”
  • Western Armenian: “Մուսա Լեռ”
  • Western Frisian: “Musa Dagh”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Çamlıyayla and Büyükoba.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Büyükoba Mahallesi Camii and Armenian church Asdvazazin.

Hatay: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Antakya and Iskenderun.

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