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{{short description|Mountain in Syria}}
[[File:Mount Simeon Syria.jpg|thumb|Mount Simeon landscape]]
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'''Mount Simeon''' or '''Mount Simon''' ({{lang-ar|جبل سمعان}} ǧabal Samʻān {{IPA-ar|ˈd͡ʒæbæl sæmˈʕaːn|}}) is a [[district]] ([[mantiqah]]) of the [[Aleppo Governorate]] in [[Syria]]. Its center is [[Aleppo]], the capital of the governorate and the most populous city in Syria.
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'''Mount Simeon''' or '''Mount Simon''' ({{lang-ar|جبل سمعان}} Jabal Simʻān {{IPA-ar|ˈʒæbæl sɪmˈʕaːn|}}), also called '''Mount Laylūn''' ({{lang-ar|جبل ليلون}}, is a highland region in [[Aleppo Governorate]] in northern [[Syria]]. The mountain is located in the [[Mount Simeon (district)|Mount Simeon]] and [[A'zaz District|Aʻzāz]] districts of [[Aleppo Governorate]].
==Name==

[[File:Saint Simeon, northern Syria (1434001716).jpg|thumb|[[Church of Saint Simeon Stylites]]]]
It is named for [[Symeon the Stylite]] a Christian who lived atop a column in the region for 37 years and for whom a large monastery complex was established.<ref name="Butcher J. Paul Getty Museum 2003 p. 392">{{cite book | last=Butcher | first=K. | author2=J. Paul Getty Museum | title=Roman Syria and the Near East | publisher=J. Paul Getty Museum/Getty Publications | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-89236-715-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YJPn3-rRjC0C&pg=PA392 | access-date=2021-05-01 | page=392}}</ref>
The name of the mountain comes from the name of [[Saint Simeon Stylites]], a Christian hermit of the 5th century CE who lived in a monastery on the mount.


==Landscape==
==Landscape==
Mount Simeon is an elevated land in the western part of the [[Aleppo plateau]]. It is located about 15&nbsp;km northwest of Aleppo. The mountain runs for 50&nbsp;km from north to south with a width range of 20–40&nbsp;km and average elevation of 500–600 m. The highest point is Sheikh Barakāt (876 m) in the southern part of the mountain.
Mount Simeon is part of the [[Limestone Massif]] in the western part of the [[Aleppo plateau]]. It is located about 20&nbsp;km northwest of Aleppo. The mountain runs for 50&nbsp;km from north to south with a width range of 20–40&nbsp;km and average elevation of 500–600 m. The highest point is Sheikh Barakāt (876 m) in the southern part of the mountain.


The valley of River [[Afrin River|ʻIfrīn]] runs between Mount Simeon and [[Kurd-Dagh|Mount Kurd]] to the west. [[A'zaz|Aʻzāz]] valley marks the northern boundary of the mountain, beyond which lies the Aʻzāz plain on the [[Aintab plateau]]. The valley of river [[Quweiq]] runs along the eastern side of the mountain. South of the mountain lies the Dāna plain. The Dāna plain is surrounded by low rockey plateaus that form the Ḥalqa mountain (Circle mountain). Old routes connecting [[Qinnasrin]] to [[Antioch]] run through the ʻIfrīn valley and separate Mount Simeon from [[Ḥārim mountains|Mount Bārīshā]] to the south.
The valley of River [[Afrin River|ʻIfrīn]] runs between Mount Simeon and [[Kurd-Dagh|Mount Kurd]] to the west. [[A'zaz|Aʻzāz]] valley marks the northern boundary of the mountain, beyond which lies the Aʻzāz plain and [[Mount Barsa|Mount Barṣa (Barṣāyā)]] on the [[Aintab plateau]]. The valley of river [[Quweiq]] runs along the eastern side of the mountain. South of the mountain lie the [[al-Dana, Harem|Dāna]] and [[Atarib]] plains. Old routes connecting [[Qinnasrin]] to [[Antioch]] run through these plains to the ʻIfrīn valley at its westward turn and separate Mount Simeon from [[Harim Mountains|Ḥārim Mountains]] to the south.


==References==
Mount Simeon holds the remains of numerous Byzantine churches and Roman-era estate houses.
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==Divisions==
==External links==
* William Kelly Prentice, [https://tpsalomonreinach.mom.fr/Reinach/MOM_TP_148707/MOM_TP_148707_0001/PDF/MOM_TP_148707_0001.pdf Greek and Latin Inscriptions in Syria]. Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904–1905 and 1909.
The district of Mount Simeon contains six [[Nahiya|Nāḥiya]]s:
*Center of Mount Simeon (مركز جبل سمعان): contains 24 villages and 31 farms.
*ʼAtāreb (أتارب)
*Tall Damān (تل ضمان)
*Ḥrētān (حريتان)
*Dāret ʻazze (دارة عزة)
*Zerbe (الزربة)


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Latest revision as of 06:33, 23 December 2023

Mount Simeon
Mount Simeon is located in Syria
Mount Simeon
Mount Simeon
Location of Mount Simeon
Highest point
Elevation876 m (2,874 ft)
Coordinates36°16′34″N 36°49′21″E / 36.2760°N 36.8225°E / 36.2760; 36.8225
Naming
English translationجبل سمعان
Language of namear
Geography
LocationAleppo Governorate, Syria

Mount Simeon or Mount Simon (Arabic: جبل سمعان Jabal Simʻān [ˈʒæbæl sɪmˈʕaːn]), also called Mount Laylūn (Arabic: جبل ليلون, is a highland region in Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The mountain is located in the Mount Simeon and Aʻzāz districts of Aleppo Governorate.

It is named for Symeon the Stylite a Christian who lived atop a column in the region for 37 years and for whom a large monastery complex was established.[1]

Landscape[edit]

Mount Simeon is part of the Limestone Massif in the western part of the Aleppo plateau. It is located about 20 km northwest of Aleppo. The mountain runs for 50 km from north to south with a width range of 20–40 km and average elevation of 500–600 m. The highest point is Sheikh Barakāt (876 m) in the southern part of the mountain.

The valley of River ʻIfrīn runs between Mount Simeon and Mount Kurd to the west. Aʻzāz valley marks the northern boundary of the mountain, beyond which lies the Aʻzāz plain and Mount Barṣa (Barṣāyā) on the Aintab plateau. The valley of river Quweiq runs along the eastern side of the mountain. South of the mountain lie the Dāna and Atarib plains. Old routes connecting Qinnasrin to Antioch run through these plains to the ʻIfrīn valley at its westward turn and separate Mount Simeon from Ḥārim Mountains to the south.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Butcher, K.; J. Paul Getty Museum (2003). Roman Syria and the Near East. J. Paul Getty Museum/Getty Publications. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-89236-715-3. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

External links[edit]

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