Silpium

Silpium is the ancient mountain above Antioch on the Orontes where Io, the daughter of Inachus, dies of grief in the version of the Greek myth preserved by the Syrian historian Ioannis Malalas. In modern Turkish, it is called Habib-i Neccar Dağı.
Wikipedia
  • Peak rising to 439 metres (1,440 feet)
  • Description: ancient mountain above Syrian Antioch (Antakya, Turkey)
  • Also known as
    “Habib-i Neccar Dağı”
    “Nacar Dağı”
    “Silpion”
    “Silpius”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Peter and Habib-i Nejjar Mosque.
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The near , is composed…
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is a historic mosque in Antakya…
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antakya and Küçükdalyan.
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is the capital of , a part of Turkey since 1939.
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , .
is a municipality and district of , .

Silpium

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Latitude
36.19931° or 36° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
36.17893° or 36° 10′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G8R55XH+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8665682249
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
438091
Wiki­data ID
Q7515566

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Venetian—“Silpium” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Σίλπιον ὄρος”
  • Cebuano: “Nacar Dağı”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل النجار”
  • French: “Silpium”
  • German: “Habib-i Neccar Dağı”
  • German: “Nacar Dağı”
  • German: “Silpion”
  • German: “Silpios”
  • German: “Silpium”
  • German: “Silpius”
  • Ladin: “Silpium”
  • Turkish: “Habib-i Neccar Dağı”
  • Turkish: “Nacar Dağı”
  • Venetian: “Nacar Dağı”

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Highlights include Antakya Manzara and Cave and masjid of Saint Habib Neccar.

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