Cebeli Akra
Cebeli Akra is a mountain in Yayladağı İlçesi, Hatay and has an elevation of 1,717 metres. Cebeli Akra is situated nearby to the locality Karamağara, as well as near the village Denizgören.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jebel Aqra and Barlum Monastery.
Jebel Aqra
Peak
Jebel Aqra is a limestone mountain located on the Syrian–Turkish border near the mouth of the Orontes River on the Mediterranean Sea. Rising from a narrow coastal plain, Jebel Aqra is a mariners' landmark that gathers thunderstorms.
Barlum Monastery
Church
Monastery of Saint Barlaam is a 10th-century Georgian monastery in Antioch, modern-day Turkey's Hatay Province. During the Seleucid and the Roman era there existed a Doric temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kessab and Bezge.
Kessab
Town
Photo: Kevorkmail, CC BY 3.0.
Kessab, also spelled Kesab or Kasab, is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located 59 kilometers north of Latakia. Kessab is situated 3 km southeast of Cebeli Akra.
Bezge
Village
Bezge is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Yayladağı, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 867. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It is 10 kilometres northwest from Yayladağı. Bezge is situated 4½ km northeast of Cebeli Akra.
Yayladağı
Town
Photo: Vikiçizer, Public domain.
Yayladağı, formerly Ordu, is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 445 km2, and its population is 36,803. It is on the border with Syria, 51 km south of the city of Antakya. Yayladağı is situated 10 km southeast of Cebeli Akra.
Cebeli Akra
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,717 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal al Aqra‘”, “Jabal Kāssiyūs”, “Jebel Aaqra”, “Jebel Akra”, “Jebel al Akra”, “Jebel al-ʾAqra”, “Kılıç Dağı”, and “Mount Cassius”
- Category: landform
- Location: Yayladağı İlçesi, Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.95039° or 35° 57′ 1″ northLongitude
35.96944° or 35° 58′ 10″ eastElevation
1,717 metres (5,633 feet)Open location code
8G7QXX29+5QGeoNames ID
307903
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In Other Languages
“Cebeli Akra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الاقرع”
- Arabic: “جبل كاسيوس”
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Localities in the Area
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