Mount Simeon

Mount Simeon or Mount Simon, also called Mount Laylūn, is a highland region in in northern . The mountain is located in the Mount Simeon and Aʻzāz districts of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hill with an elevation of 876 metres
  • Description: highland region of the Limestone Massif in northern Syria
  • Also known as: “Jabal Laylun”, “Jabal Laylūn”, “Mount Laylūn”, and “Mount Simon”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afrin and Qatma.

Town
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY 3.0.
Northwestern Syria is the region around . It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site the and countless archaeological remains. Travel in this region is both difficult and dangerous. is situated 6 km southwest of Mount Simeon.

Village
Photo: Bangin, CC BY 3.0.
Qaṭma also spelled Katma is a village in northwestern , within the . It lay within the de facto Afrin Canton of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria since January 2014, until it was captured by the Syrian National Army on March 7, 2018. is situated 7 km northeast of Mount Simeon.

Hamlet
Photo: Odilia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement best known for its destroyed Iron Age Syro-Hittite temple. The temple is noted for its similarities to Solomon's Temple, also known as the "First Temple in Jerusalem", as described in the Hebrew Bible. is situated 10 km southwest of Mount Simeon.

Mount Simeon

Latitude
36.53709° or 36° 32′ 14″ north
Longitude
36.92578° or 36° 55′ 33″ east
Elevation
876 metres (2,874 feet)
Open location code
8G8RGWPG+R8
Geo­Names ID
12094860
Wiki­data ID
Q3274184
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Mount Simeon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل سمعان”
  • Arabic: “جبل ليلون”
  • Dutch: “Mount Simeon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سمعان”
  • Esperanto: “Monto Simeono”
  • French: “mont Laïloun”
  • French: “mont Siméon”
  • French: “Mont Siméon”
  • German: “Jabal Sem`an”
  • German: “St. Simeonsberg”
  • Hebrew: “ג’בל סמעאן”
  • Hindi: “शिमोन पर्वत”
  • Italian: “Monte Simeone”
  • Japanese: “サムアーン山”
  • Japanese: “ジャバル・サマーン”
  • Kurdish: “Çiyayê Lêlûn”
  • Kurdish: “چیایێ لێلوون”
  • Ladin: “Mount Simeon”
  • Lithuanian: “Simeono kalnas”
  • Lithuanian: “Simono kalnas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simeonfjellet”
  • Persian: “کوه سیمئون”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Laylūn”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Simeon”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Simon”
  • Russian: “Горы Симеона”
  • Swedish: “Jabal Siman”
  • Swedish: “Simanberget”
  • Swedish: “Symeonberget”
  • Turkish: “Cebel Sem’an”
  • Turkish: “Cebelisemaan”
  • Venetian: “Monte Simeone”

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