Qalamoun Mountains

Mountains in Syria

The Qalamoun Mountains

The Qalamoun Mountains (Arabic: جبال القلمون, romanized: Jabāl al-Qalamūn) are the northeastern portion of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and they are northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. They run from Barada River Valley in the southwest to the city of Hisyah in the northeast.

Overview of Saidnaya

Western Qalamoun

The Qalamoun Mountains are home to many cities such as:

  • Homs District
    • Bureij
    • Hisyah
  • Al-Tall District
    • Al-Tall
    • al-Dreij
    • Halboun
    • Maaraba
    • Maarat Saidnaya
    • Maarounah
    • Manin
    • Rankous
    • Saidnaya
    • Talfita

The peak of the Qalamoun Mountains host the Cherubim Monastery at Saidnaya.[1]

Eastern Qalamoun

Temple of Zeus Hypsistos, al-Dumayr

Some of the cities located on the eastern part are:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cherubim Monastery in Saidnaya… a Historical Tale Nestled in the Peaks of Eastern Qalamoun Mountains". SANA. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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