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Mount Hermonit

Syria / al-Qunaytirah /
 mountain, place with historical importance, fortification, interesting place

Major IDF fighting position during the Yom Kippur War. Not to be confused with the much larger peak of Mount Hermon to the northwest. Hermonit means "Little Hermon".

The valley between Mount Hermonit and Booster Ridge to the south/southeast became known as the Valley of Tears due to the bitter fighting and many tank kills here in 1973. The bulk of the Syrian invasion attempted to come through this narrow valley. More than 350 destroyed tanks and APCs were left when they withdrew.
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Coordinates:   33°11'3"N   35°47'35"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago