Mount Zāwiya
Mount Zāwiya or Mount Rīḥā is a highland region in Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Around 36 towns and villages exist in the Mount Zawiya region. The biggest towns are Rīḥā and Maʻarrat an-Nuʻmān.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 750 metres
- Description: mountain in Syria
- Also known as: “Al-Zawia Mount”, “Banī-ʻUlaym Mountain”, “Jabal Zawiya”, “Mount Rīḥā”, “Mount Zawiya”, and “Zawiya Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rouweiha and Jarada.
Jarada
Archaeological site
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jarada is a village in Maarrat al-Nu'man Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib Governorate, Syria. Its population was 837 in the 2004 census. It is the location of one of the many Dead Cities in Syria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khan al-Sabil and Kafr Battikh.
Khan al-Sabil
Town
Khan al-Sabil is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Idlib District of the Idlib Governorate, located south of Idlib. It is situated on either side of the Aleppo-Damascus highway, just east of the Jabal Zawiya mountain.
Kafr Battikh
Village
Kafr Battikh is a Syrian village located in Saraqib Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Battikh had a population of 3,166 in the 2004 census.
Muntaf
Village
Moataf is a Syrian village located in Ariha Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Moataf had a population of 1,992 in the 2004 census.
Mount Zāwiya
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Idlib Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.73324° or 35° 43′ 60″ northLongitude
36.69972° or 36° 41′ 59″ eastElevation
750 metres (2,461 feet)Open location code
8G7RPMMX+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 13374057516OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Mount Zāwiya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الزاوية”
- Arabic: “جبل ريحا”
- Armenian: “Զավիյա լեռ”
- Belarusian: “Джабаль-Завія”
- Catalan: “Jabal Zawiya”
- Cebuano: “Zawiya Mountain”
- Chinese: “扎維耶山”
- Dutch: “Zawiya Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل الزاويه”
- French: “Djabal Zaouïa”
- French: “Djabal Zawiya”
- French: “Djebel Zaouïa”
- French: “Djebel Zawiya”
- French: “Jabal Zaouïa”
- French: “Jabal Zawiya”
- French: “mont Zaouïa”
- French: “Mont Zaouïa”
- French: “mont Zawiya”
- Greek: “Τζαμπάλ Ζαουίγια”
- Hebrew: “ג’בל א-זאווייה”
- Japanese: “ザーウィヤ山”
- Ladin: “Zawiya Mountain”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zawiya”
- Romanian: “Jabal Zawiya”
- Spanish: “Monte Zawiya”
- Swedish: “Zawiya Mountain”
- Urdu: “جبل الزاویہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ar Ruwayhah and Jarada.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ancient Basilica in Rouweyha and Ruweiha Roman Temple Tomba.
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