Mount Nabi Yunis (Arabic: جبل النبي يونس, romanized: Jabal Nabī Yūnis) is the highest point of the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range (Jabal Ansariya or the Alawite Mountains) in northwestern Syria, about 40 kilometers (25 mi) east of the Mediterranean port city of Latakia. Its peak is 1,568 meters (5,144 ft) above sea level.[1] Atop the mountain is a maqam (shrine) and both the shrine and mountain are named after Nabi Yunis (the 'Prophet Jonah'), a popular saintly figure among the Alawites of Syria and Turkey.[2]
| Mount Nabi Yunis | |
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  Mount Nabi Yunis | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,568 m (5,144 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°38′25″N 36°13′1″E / 35.64028°N 36.21694°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Latakia Governorate, Syria |
| Parent range | Syrian Coastal Mountain Range (Jabal Ansariya) |
References
edit- ^ Balanche 2000, p. 50.
- ^ Procházka-Eisl & Procházka 2010, p. 123.
Sources
edit- Balanche, Fabrice (2000). "Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë" (in French). Tours: Université François Rabelais. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- Procházka-Eisl, Gisela; Procházka, Stephan (2010). The Plain of Saints and Prophets: The Nusayri-Alawi Community of Cilicia (Southern Turkey) and Its Sacred Places. Wiesbaden: Harassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-06178-0.