Mount Zāwiya

Mount Zāwiya or Mount Rīḥā is a highland region in in northwestern Syria. Around 36 towns and villages exist in the Mount Zawiya region. The biggest towns are Rīḥā and Maʻarrat an-Nuʻmān.
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  • Type: Mountain 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.

Archaeological site
is a in Maarrat al-Nu'man Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, , . Its population was 837 in the 2004 census. It is the location of one of the many in Syria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maarat al-Numan.

, also known as al-Ma'arra, is a city in northwestern , 33 km south of and 57 km north of , with a population of 58,008 at the time of the 2004 census.

Mount Zāwiya

Latitude
35.7333° or 35° 43′ 60″ north
Longitude
36.7° or 36° 42′ east
Elevation
750 metres (2,461 feet)
Open location code
8G7RPMMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
9847678
Wiki­data ID
Q8067497
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Zāwiya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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 Jarada and Shuqaf Ḩadījah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Z̧ahrat Muzayri‘ah and Jabal aş Şawwānah ash Sharqīyah.

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