Jebel Musa

Jebel Musa is a mountain in the northernmost part of , on the side of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is part of the mountain chain. The mountain is claimed by some to be the southern Pillar of Hercules, Mons Abila.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 851 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Jbel Mousa جبل موسى”, “Jebel Moussa”, “Jebel Sidi Moussa”, “Monte de las Monas”, and “Sidi Musa”
  • Historically known as: “Aebura” and “Apes Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Benzú cave.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belyounech and Benzú.

Village
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is a town and rural commune in the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region of . The city has many alternate transliterations, including Beliunech and Bel Younech.

Hamlet
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is a small settlement within the autonomous city of . It has a population of 1,987 according to the 2011 census, divided into two units with Ceuta as its municipality.

Town
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is a town in northern , on the Mediterranean coast of , 31 kilometres north of the city of . The town is also known under the Spanish name Castillejos. is situated 8 km southeast of Jebel Musa.

Jebel Musa

Latitude
35.89895° or 35° 53′ 56″ north
Longitude
-5.41296° or 5° 24′ 47″ west
Elevation
851 metres (2,792 feet)
Open location code
8C7PVHXP+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1827015420
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2533286
Wiki­data ID
Q1026739
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Jebel Musa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل موسى”
  • Asturian: “Jebel Moussa”
  • Basque: “Jebel Musa (Maroko)”
  • Basque: “Jebel Musa”
  • Belarusian: “Джэбель-Муса”
  • Catalan: “Djebel Musà”
  • Catalan: “Jebel Musa”
  • Cebuano: “Jebel Moussa”
  • Chinese: “穆萨山”
  • Czech: “Džebel Músá”
  • Dutch: “Jebel Musa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل موسى (المغرب)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل موسى”
  • Estonian: “Abila”
  • Estonian: “Abile”
  • Estonian: “Abyla”
  • Estonian: “Abyle”
  • Estonian: “Mons Abyla”
  • French: “djebel Musa”
  • French: “Djebel Musa”
  • French: “Jbel Mousa”
  • French: “Jbel Moussa”
  • French: “Mont Abyle”
  • German: “Jbel Musa”
  • Hausa: “Jebel Musa (Morocco)”
  • Hausa: “Jebel Musa”
  • Hebrew: “ג’בל מוסא”
  • Italian: “Jebel Musa”
  • Japanese: “イェベル・モウッサ”
  • Japanese: “ジュベル・ミュザ”
  • Japanese: “ムーサー山”
  • Ladin: “Jebel Moussa”
  • Lithuanian: “Džebel Musa”
  • Malay: “Jebel Musa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jebel Moussa”
  • Norwegian: “Jebel Musa”
  • Persian: “کوه موسی (مراکش)”
  • Persian: “کوه موسی”
  • Polish: “Dżabal Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Adrar Moussa”
  • Portuguese: “Adrar Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Djebel Moussa”
  • Portuguese: “Djebel Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Jabal Moussa”
  • Portuguese: “Jabal Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Jbel Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Jebel Moussa”
  • Portuguese: “Jebel Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Mons Abyla”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Abila”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Abyla”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Moussa”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Muça”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Serra de Anyera”
  • Russian: “Джебель-Муса”
  • Slovenian: “Džebel Musa”
  • Spanish: “Abyla”
  • Spanish: “La Mujer Muerta”
  • Spanish: “Monte Abyla”
  • Spanish: “Monte Musa”
  • Spanish: “Sierra Bullones”
  • Swedish: “Jebel Moussa”
  • Swedish: “Jebel Musa”
  • Tachelhit: “Adrar n Musa”
  • Ukrainian: “Джебель-Муса”
  • Ukrainian: “Джебєль-Муса”
  • Urdu: “جبل موسی (مراکش)”
  • Urdu: “جبل موسی”
  • Venetian: “Jebel Musa”

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